Upward expansion and acceleration of forest clearance in the mountains of Southeast Asia

Yu Feng, Alan D. Ziegler, Paul R. Elsen, Yang Liu, Xinyue He, Dominick V. Spracklen, Joseph Holden, Xin Jiang, Chunmiao Zheng and Zhenzhong Zeng ()
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Yu Feng: Southern University of Science and Technology
Alan D. Ziegler: Faculty of Fisheries Technology and Aquatic Resources, Mae Jo University
Paul R. Elsen: Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program
Yang Liu: Southern University of Science and Technology
Xinyue He: Southern University of Science and Technology
Dominick V. Spracklen: University of Leeds
Joseph Holden: University of Leeds
Xin Jiang: Southern University of Science and Technology
Chunmiao Zheng: Southern University of Science and Technology
Zhenzhong Zeng: Southern University of Science and Technology

Nature Sustainability, 2021, vol. 4, issue 10, 892-899

Abstract: Abstract Southeast Asia contains about half of all tropical mountain forests, which are rich in biodiversity and carbon stocks, yet there is debate as to whether regional mountain forest cover has increased or decreased in recent decades. Here, our analysis of high-resolution satellite datasets reveals increasing mountain forest loss across Southeast Asia. Total mean annual forest loss was 3.22 Mha yr−1 during 2001–2019, with 31% occurring on the mountains. In the 2010s, the frontier of forest loss moved to higher elevations (15.1 ± 3.8 m yr−1 during 2011–2019, P

Date: 2021
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