How can the monitoring of forest cover change using remote sensing technologies be improved and integrated with ground-based assessments in Vietnam?

Burning forests to clear land for oil palm plantations contributes to the release of greenhouse gas emissions, primarily carbon dioxide (CO2), into the ... This huge demand leads to deforestation ... Challenges of soil degradation and erosion in coffee plantations, including nutrient loss and sustainable farming. A high proportion (72 percent) of degraded land was in drylands. The most widespread cause of degradation was water erosion, followed by wind erosion, chemical ... Jul 31, 2024 ... This can involve cutting down trees, clearing land for agriculture, or building roads and neighbourhoods. It is a significant environmental ... ... forests and their. ―carbon sink‖ properties. Furthermore, deforested lands are subject to widespread erosion, especially following intense rainfall in the ... Jan 16, 2020 ... Changes in land use (e.g. deforestation, intensive mono-culture, urbanisation); Direct exploitation such as hunting and over-fishing; Climate ... Feb 13, 2024 ... While the country's land and forests are still a carbon sink overall, human-caused land use changes release large volumes of carbon dioxide (CO2) ... In addition to mangrove degradation, coastal erosion and rising mean sea level have exacerbated the impact of tropical cyclones (Nicholls and Casenave, 2010). Landslides can be initiated in slopes already on the verge of movement by rainfall, snowmelt, changes in water level, stream erosion, changes in ground water, ... Feb 26, 2025 ... More immediately, the loss of trees from a forest can leave soil more prone to erosion. This causes the remaining plants to become more ...