Forest Identity
End of Deforestation in View?
Experts Advance New Way to Size Up Global Forest Resources
An increasing number of countries and regions are transitioning from deforestation to afforestation, raising hopes for a turning point for the world as a whole, according to researchers advancing a more sophisticated approach to measuring forest cover.
Contact Information:
Project leader, Professor Pekka Kauppi
tel: +358 9 191 58300, mobile: +358 40 760 5072
email: pekka.kauppi@helsinki.fi
We dedicate this research to the memory of Professor Alexander Mather who passed away after serious illness on the 14th of November 2006. - Pekka Kauppi, Jesse Ausubel, Jingyun Fang, Roger Sedjo, and Paul Waggoner
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