The remote sensing science and application communities have developed increasingly
reliable, consistent, and robust approaches for capturing land dynamics to meet a range of …

The forest restoration challenge (globally 2 billion ha) and the prospect of changing climate
with increasing frequency of extreme events argues for approaching restoration from a …

Satellite remote sensing is an important tool for monitoring the status of biodiversity and
associated environmental parameters, including certain elements of habitats. However …

Data gathered through community-based forest monitoring (CBFM) programs may be as
accurate as those gathered by professional scientists, but acquired at a much lower cost and …

Payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs are one prominent strategy to address
economic externalities of resource extraction and commodity production, improving both …

From its advent in 2005 within global climate change negotiations, reducing carbon
emissions from deforestation and other forest‐related activities (so‐called REDD+) has been …

Deforestation and forest degradation (D&D) in the tropics have continued unabated and are
posing serious threats to forests and the livelihoods of those who depend on forests and …

Food security is a longstanding global issue over the last few centuries. Eradicating hunger
and all forms of malnutrition by 2030 is still a key challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has …

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 …

Summary Community Forest Management (CFM)—ranging from community-based to co-
management regimes—has become an influential approach in the management of forests …