Edward T. A. Mitchard

TL;DR: A “benchmark” map of biomass carbon stocks over 2.5 billion ha of forests on three continents, encompassing all tropical forests, for the early 2000s is presented, which will be invaluable for REDD assessments at both project and national scales.

TL;DR: The fusion method can be applied at any scale including the policy-relevant national level, where it can provide improved biomass estimates by integrating existing regional biomass maps as input maps and additional, country-specific reference datasets.

TL;DR: This study reviewed 112 studies on fusing optical and radar data, which offer unique spectral and structural information, for land cover and use assessments, and concluded that fusion improved results compared to using single data sources.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a new global tropical forest database consisting of 39 955 concurrent H and D measurements encompassing 283 sites in 22 tropical countries, and used this database to determine if H:D relationships differ by geographic region and forest type (wet to dry forests, including zones of tension where forest and savanna overlap).

TL;DR: Plans to triple the area of plantations will not meet 1.5 °C climate goals, but new natural forests can be created, argue Simon L. Lewis, Charlotte E. Wheeler and colleagues.