Reducing atmospheric carbon emissions from tropical deforestation is at present considered a cost-effective option for mitigating climate change. However, the forces associated with tropical forest loss are uncertain. Here we use satellite-based estimates of forest loss for 2000 to 2005 to assess economic, agricultural and demographic correlates across 41 countries in the humid tropics.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/deforestation-driven-urban-population-growth-and-agricultural-trade-twenty-first
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ruth-s-defries
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/thomas-rudel
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/maria-uriarte-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-geoscience
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trade
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/migration
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urbanisation
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
