Deforestation and reforestation: perspectives to reduce human caused desertification

From Deforestation to Reforestation In New England

Deforestation / Reforestation in Mediterranean Europe: The Case of Greece

Forests perform multiple and interrelated social, economic and environmental functions and can be comprised among the ecosystems with the greatest biodiversity. The contribution of forests is multiple and renewable and, therefore, they constitute a most valuable natural resource. The benefits / values of forests can be divided into those of direct and indirect use. The first category includes t...

Impacts of Afforestation, Deforestation, and Reforestation on Forest Cover in China from 1949 to 2003

gauge instrument or prism was introduced, which significantly expedited the process. There was no national forest resource information in China during 1963–1972. The first NFI was performed during 1973–1976, in which a stratified systematic sampling technique was used to locate NFI sample plots. Each province, autonomous region, or municipal city designed one or more sampling populations accord...

What Has Caused Desertification in China?

Desertification is the result of complex interactions among various factors, including climate change and human activities. However, previous research generally focused on either meteorological factors associated with climate change or human factors associated with human activities, and lacked quantitative assessments of their interaction combined with long-term monitoring. Thus, the roles of c...

A first cost benefit analysis of action to reduce deforestation

Emissions from deforestation are globally significant. Understanding the benefits and costs of reducing deforestation and forest degradation would allow us to plan a pervasive monitoring, verification and reporting infrastructure as part of a Planetary Skin. The areas most vulnerable to deforestation are mainly concentrated in tropical countries and the bulk of emissions arise when the land is ...