Scientific publications
High-resolution global map of coconut plantations
High-resolution global map of oil palm plantations
High-resolution global map of coconut plantations
Study in ESSD reveals the first global map of closed-canopy coconut plantations, covering 5.71 million ha. The Philippines, Indonesia, and India dominate the coconut area.
Arctic Circle fires linked to rising temperatures
High-resolution global map of oil palm plantations
High-resolution global map of coconut plantations
Study in Science shows Arctic warming is causing more wildfires and predicts that fire activity will increase in the coming years due to continued climate warming.
High-resolution global map of oil palm plantations
High-resolution global map of oil palm plantations
Slowing deforestation in Indonesia follows declining oil palm expansion and lower oil prices
Study in ESSD reveals the first global map of closed-canopy oil palm plantations, distinguishing between industrial and smallholder, covering 19.60 million ha.
Slowing deforestation in Indonesia follows declining oil palm expansion and lower oil prices
Refined burned-area mapping protocol using Sentinel-2 data increases estimate of 2019 Indonesian burning
Slowing deforestation in Indonesia follows declining oil palm expansion and lower oil prices
This study published in Plos One reveals that oil palm plantations doubled in size, reaching 16.24 million hectares in 2019. Industrial plantations had a larger impact than smallholder ones, and forest loss correlated with palm oil prices.
Refined burned-area mapping protocol using Sentinel-2 data increases estimate of 2019 Indonesian burning
Refined burned-area mapping protocol using Sentinel-2 data increases estimate of 2019 Indonesian burning
Refined burned-area mapping protocol using Sentinel-2 data increases estimate of 2019 Indonesian burning
This study published in ESSD introduces a new approach using Sentinel-2 satellite analysis to estimate burned areas in Indonesia. The findings reveal that 3.11 million hectares burned in 2019, highlighting the accuracy and significance of the new dataset for monitoring and carbon-emission calculations.
Drivers of forest loss in Indonesian New Guinea (2000-2019)
Refined burned-area mapping protocol using Sentinel-2 data increases estimate of 2019 Indonesian burning
Refined burned-area mapping protocol using Sentinel-2 data increases estimate of 2019 Indonesian burning
This study published in Biological Conservation describes drivers of deforestation over two decades in this remote island.
Forest loss and industrial plantations in Borneo (2000–2017)
Forest loss and industrial plantations in Borneo (2000–2017)
Forest loss and industrial plantations in Borneo (2000–2017)
Describes recent trends in Borneo's
industrial plantation expansion of oil palm and pulp&paper and forest loss and their relationship