We present a historical overview of forest concepts and definitions, linking these changes
with distinct perspectives and management objectives. Policies dealing with a broad range …

Soil organic matter (SOM) is a crucial component of soil, through which physical, chemical,
and biological characteristics interact in a local context. Within the forest category, the …

Monitoring of forest cover and forest functions provides information necessary to support
policies and decisions to conserve, protect and sustainably manage forests. Especially in …

Tropical East Asia is home to over one billion people and faces massive human impacts
from its rising population and rapid economic growth. It has already lost more than half of its …

Fires associated with agricultural and plantation development in Indonesia impact
ecosystem services and release emissions into the atmosphere that degrade regional air …

Deforestation is a major driver of climate change and the major driver of biodiversity loss,.
Yet the essential baseline for monitoring forest cover—the global area of forests—remains …

India, a mega-diverse country, possesses a wide range of climate and vegetation types
along with a varied topography. The present study has classified forest types of India based …

Fires raged once again across Indonesia in the latter half of 2015, creating a state of
emergency due to poisonous smoke and haze across Southeast Asia as well as incurring …

There is still large uncertainty over the status of global forest cover owing to the paucity of
comprehensive and holistic studies related to long term forest cover change. The aim of the …

REDD+ is one of the leading near-term options for global climate change mitigation. More
than 300 subnational REDD+ initiatives have been launched across the tropics, responding …