Population pressure and global markets drive a decade of forest cover change in Africa's Albertine Rift

The authors examined national socioeconomic, demographic, agricultural production, and local demographic and geographic variables to assessed multilevel forces driving local forest cover loss and gain outside protected areas during the first decade of this century by using satellite-derived estimates of forest cover change in Africa's Albertine Rift.

Author Name(s): 
Ryan, S. J.
 Palace, M. W.
 Hartter, J.
 Diem, J. E.
 Chapman, C. A.
 Southworth, J.
Citation: 

Ryan, S. J., M. W. Palace, J. Hartter, J. E. Diem, C. A. Chapman and J. Southworth. 2017. Population pressure and global markets drive a decade of forest cover change in Africa's Albertine Rift. Applied Geography 81: 52-59.

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Journal Article
Publication year: 
2017
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Nat. Res. and Env. Stressors: 
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