Deforestation and forest degradation as measures of Popa Mountain Park (Myanmar) effectiveness

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 218-224

  Htun, Naing Zaw ^a,b   Mizoue, Nobuya ^b   Kajisa, Tsuyoshi ^b   Yoshida, Shigejiro ^b  

^a Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division   (Myanmar)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Forest degradation; Local people; Protected area; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; FOREST COVER CHANGE; FOREST DEGRADATION; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND COVER; LANDSAT IMAGES; LOCAL PEOPLE; MYANMARS; OPEN FORESTS; PROTECTED AREA; PROTECTED AREAS;

DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LANDFORMS; PARKS; REMOTE SENSING;

DEGRADATION;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEFORESTATION; DEGRADATION; FOREST COVER; GIS; IMAGE; LAND COVER; LANDSAT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PROTECTED AREA; REMOTE SENSING;

DEFORESTATION; DEGRADATION; EPA; FORESTS; GIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

MYANMAR;

EID: 77951119150     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892909990415     Document Type: Article

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