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DOI	10.3390/f12040426
	Direct Measurement of Forest Degradation Rates in Malawi: Toward a National Forest Monitoring System to Support REDD
	Skole, David L.; Samek, Jay H.; Mbow, Cheikh; Chirwa, Michael; Ndalowa, Dan; Tumeo, Tangu; Kachamba, Daud; Kamoto, Judith; Chioza, Alfred; Kamangadazi, Francis
通讯作者	Skole, DL (corresponding author), Michigan State Univ, Dept Forestry, Global Observ Ecosyst Serv, E Lansing, MI 48823 USA.
来源期刊	FORESTS
EISSN	1999-4907
出版年	2021
卷号	12 期号:4
英文摘要	Spatial time-series measurements of forest degradation rates are important for estimating national greenhouse gas emissions but have been challenging for open forests and woodlands. This lack of quantitative data on forest degradation rates, location and biomass is an important constraint to developing national REDD+ policy. In Malawi, and in most countries in Africa, most assessments of forest cover change for carbon emissions monitoring tend to report only deforestation in the public forest estate managed by the government, even when important forest degradation also occurs in agricultural areas, such as customary forests and other tree-based systems. This study has resulted in: (a) a new robust forest map for Malawi, (b) spatial and quantitative measurements of both forest degradation and deforestation, and (c) a demonstration of the approach through the introduction of a tool that maps across the broad landscape of forests and trees outside of forests. The results can be used to support REDD+ National Forest Monitoring Systems. This analysis produces new estimates of landscape-wide deforestation rates between 2000-2009 (22,410 ha yr(-1)) and 2009-2015 (38,937 ha yr(-1)). We further produce new estimates of the rate of forest degradation between 2000-2009 (42,961 ha yr(-1)) and 2009-2015 (71,878 ha yr(-1)). The contribution of these new tools and estimates to capacities for calculating carbon emissions are important, increasing prospects for full REDD+ readiness across semi-arid Africa.
英文关键词	REDD plus forest degradation miombo Malawi carbon emissions
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000643054000001
WOS关键词	MIOMBO WOODLANDS ; SOUTHERN AFRICA ; CLOUD SHADOW ; TREE COVER ; MANAGEMENT ; CARBON ; LAND ; BIOMASS ; DEFORESTATION ; DYNAMICS
WOS类目	Forestry
WOS研究方向	Forestry
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/368893
作者单位	[Skole, David L.; Samek, Jay H.; Mbow, Cheikh; Chirwa, Michael; Ndalowa, Dan] Michigan State Univ, Dept Forestry, Global Observ Ecosyst Serv, E Lansing, MI 48823 USA; [Mbow, Cheikh] Univ Pretoria, Future Africa Inst, ZA-0028 Hatfield, South Africa; [Chirwa, Michael] Forest Res Inst Malawi, Zomba, Malawi; [Ndalowa, Dan; Kamangadazi, Francis] Malawi Coll Forestry & Wildlife, Dedza, Malawi; [Tumeo, Tangu] Minist Forests & Nat Resources, Dept Forestry, Lilongwe, Malawi; [Kachamba, Daud; Kamoto, Judith; Chioza, Alfred] Lilongwe Univ Agr & Nat Resources, Forestry Dept, Lilongwe, Malawi
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Skole, David L.,Samek, Jay H.,Mbow, Cheikh,et al. Direct Measurement of Forest Degradation Rates in Malawi: Toward a National Forest Monitoring System to Support REDD[J],2021,12(4).
APA	Skole, David L..,Samek, Jay H..,Mbow, Cheikh.,Chirwa, Michael.,Ndalowa, Dan.,...&Kamangadazi, Francis.(2021).Direct Measurement of Forest Degradation Rates in Malawi: Toward a National Forest Monitoring System to Support REDD.FORESTS,12(4).
MLA	Skole, David L.,et al."Direct Measurement of Forest Degradation Rates in Malawi: Toward a National Forest Monitoring System to Support REDD".FORESTS 12.4(2021).