Analysis of the deforestation problem in tropical Latin America

Jorge Malleux

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Analysis of the deforestation problem in tropical Latin America

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Jorge Malleux

Year:

2012

Type:

Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Morin, Randall S.; Liknes, Greg C., comps. Moving from status to trends: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) symposium 2012; 2012 December 4-6; Baltimore, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-105. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. [CD-ROM]: 231-235.

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Abstract

The driving forces of land use changes have been analyzed and discussed for a long time with different solutions proposed and implemented. Unfortunately the reduction of natural forest cover continues in the same direction, generating an increasing alarm all around the world among scientist and politicians, related to the climate change awareness and strategies for its reduction and mitigation. This paper discusses the causes of deforestation, causes and effects in tropical Latin America.

Parent Publication

Moving from status to trends: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) symposium 2012

Keywords

statistics, estimation, sampling, modeling, remote sensing, forest health, data integrity, environmental monitoring, cover estimation, international forest monitoring

Citation

Malleux, Jorge. 2012. Analysis of the deforestation problem in tropical Latin America. In: Morin, Randall S.; Liknes, Greg C., comps. Moving from status to trends: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) symposium 2012; 2012 December 4-6; Baltimore, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-105. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. [CD-ROM]: 231-235.