Land and Forest Degradation inside Protected Areas in Latin America
Using six years of remote sensing data, we estimated land and forest degradation inside 1788 protected areas across 19 countries in Latin America. From 2004–2009, the rate of land and forest degradation increased by 250% inside the protected areas, and the land and forest degradation totaled 1,097,6...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-11-01
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| Series: | Diversity |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/5/4/779 |