date:Jul 28, 2012
ough this deforestation rate is relatively low, the main threats to these forests include land-use change, unsustainable logging and mining. The impact of the direct threats, the rates of forest cover change and the subsequent emissions from deforestation and forest degradation activities remain poorly understood partly due to the lack of up-to-date and accurate information on the current state of forests in the region.
Learning from Brazil, the national forest monitoring system is the key elem