Satellite data reveals a recent increase in shifting cultivation and associated carbon emissions in Laos

Although shifting cultivation is the major land use type in Laos, the spatial-temporal patterns and the associated carbon emissions of shifting cultivation in Laos are largely unknown. This study provides a nationwide analysis of the spatial-temporal patterns of shifting cultivation and estimations...

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Published in:	Environmental Research Letters
Main Authors:	Shijuan Chen, Curtis E Woodcock, Thatheva Saphangthong, Pontus Olofsson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Subjects:	shifting cultivation shifting agriculture slash and burn swidden agriculture forest degradation carbon emissions
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acffdd