Decrease of deforestation in Protected Areas of Madagascar during the Covid-19 years

Andrianambinina, F. Ollier D.; Rafanoharana, Serge C.; Rasamuel, H. Andry T.; Waeber, Patrick; Ganzhorn, Joerg U.; Wilmé, Lucienne (2023). Decrease of deforestation in Protected Areas of Madagascar during the Covid-19 years Madagascar Conservation & Development, 18(1), pp. 15-21. Indian Ocean e-Ink 10.4314/mcd.v18i1.2

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Deforestation poses a significant threat to global biodiversity and ecosystem services. This study focuses on estimating the deforestation within Protected Areas (PAs) in Madagascar over a 21-year period from 2001 to 2022. A novel methodology utilizing remote sensing data and specific thresholds of tree canopy density is employed to estimate annual deforestation rates and identify trends and patterns within PAs. The analysis reveals significant deforestation in the PA network over the last decade, particularly in 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2019. Notably, the lowest annual deforestation rates were estimated during the Covid-19 years of 2020 (0.66%), 2021 (0.62%), and the subsequent year in 2022 (0.67%) when considering the entire network of 103 PAs with natural forests from 2013 to 2022.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL
Name:	Andrianambinina, F. Ollier D.; Rafanoharana, Serge C.; Rasamuel, H. Andry T.; Waeber, Patrick0000-0002-3229-0124; Ganzhorn, Joerg U. and Wilmé, Lucienne
ISSN:	1662-2510
Publisher:	Indian Ocean e-Ink
Language:	English
Submitter:	Patrick Waeber
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2024 16:38
Last Modified:	15 Jan 2024 16:38
Publisher DOI:	10.4314/mcd.v18i1.2
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.21038
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/21038