TY - JOUR
T1 - Synergies of multiple remote sensing data sources for REDD+ monitoring
AU - De Sy, Veronique
AU - Herold, Martin
AU - Achard, Frédéric
AU - Asner, Gregory P.
AU - Held, Alex
AU - Kellndorfer, Josef
AU - Verbesselt, Jan
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of NORAD (Grant Agreement #QZA-10/0468) and AusAID (Grant Agreement #46167 ) for the CIFOR Global Comparative Study on REDD+. We thank the European Space Agency (ESA) for supporting GOFC-GOLD and the related project office ( www.gofcgold.wur.nl ).
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Remote sensing technologies can provide objective, practical and cost-effective solutions for developing and maintaining REDD+ monitoring systems. This paper reviews the potential and status of available remote sensing data sources with a focus on different forest information products and synergies among various approaches and evolving technologies. There is significant technical capability of remote sensing technologies but operational usefulness is constrained by lack of consistent and continuous coverage, data availability in developing countries, appropriate methodologies for national-scale use and available capacities in developing countries. Coordinated international efforts, regional cooperation and continued research efforts are essential to further develop national approaches and capacities to fully explore and use the potential remote sensing has to offer for REDD+ forest monitoring.
AB - Remote sensing technologies can provide objective, practical and cost-effective solutions for developing and maintaining REDD+ monitoring systems. This paper reviews the potential and status of available remote sensing data sources with a focus on different forest information products and synergies among various approaches and evolving technologies. There is significant technical capability of remote sensing technologies but operational usefulness is constrained by lack of consistent and continuous coverage, data availability in developing countries, appropriate methodologies for national-scale use and available capacities in developing countries. Coordinated international efforts, regional cooperation and continued research efforts are essential to further develop national approaches and capacities to fully explore and use the potential remote sensing has to offer for REDD+ forest monitoring.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.09.013
DO - 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.09.013
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84869218879
SN - 1877-3435
VL - 4
SP - 696
EP - 706
JO - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
JF - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
IS - 6
ER -