Has global deforestation accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, questions arose as to whether the pandemic would amplify or pacify tropical deforestation. Early reports warned of increased deforestation rates; however, these studies were limited to a few months in 2020 or to selected regions. To better understand how the pandem...
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| author | Céspedes, Jonnathan Sylvester, Janelle Marie Pérez Marulanda, Lisset Paz Garcia, Paula Reymondin, Louis Khodadadi, Mehran Tello Dagua, Jhon Jairo Castro-Nuñez, Augusto Carlos |
| author_browse | Castro-Nuñez, Augusto Carlos Céspedes, Jonnathan Khodadadi, Mehran Paz Garcia, Paula Pérez Marulanda, Lisset Reymondin, Louis Sylvester, Janelle Marie Tello Dagua, Jhon Jairo |
| author_facet | Céspedes, Jonnathan Sylvester, Janelle Marie Pérez Marulanda, Lisset Paz Garcia, Paula Reymondin, Louis Khodadadi, Mehran Tello Dagua, Jhon Jairo Castro-Nuñez, Augusto Carlos |
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| description | As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, questions arose as to whether the pandemic would amplify or pacify tropical deforestation. Early reports warned of increased deforestation rates; however, these studies were limited to a few months in 2020 or to selected regions. To better understand how the pandemic influenced tropical deforestation globally, this study used historical deforestation data (2004–2019) from the Terra-i pantropical land cover change monitoring system to project expected deforestation trends for 2020, which were used to determine whether observed deforestation deviated from expected trajectories after the first COVID-19 cases were reported. Time series analyses were conducted at the regional level for the Americas, Africa and Asia and at the country level for Brazil, Colombia, Peru, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia. Our results suggest that the pandemic did not alter the course of deforestation trends in some countries (e.g., Brazil, Indonesia), while it did in others (e.g., Peru). We posit the importance of monitoring the long-term effects of the pandemic on deforestation trends as countries prioritize economic recovery in the aftermath of the pandemic. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1255632025-12-08T09:54:28Z Has global deforestation accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Céspedes, Jonnathan Sylvester, Janelle Marie Pérez Marulanda, Lisset Paz Garcia, Paula Reymondin, Louis Khodadadi, Mehran Tello Dagua, Jhon Jairo Castro-Nuñez, Augusto Carlos covid-19 deforestation time series analysis impact assessment deforestación análisis de series cronológicas evaluación del impacto As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, questions arose as to whether the pandemic would amplify or pacify tropical deforestation. Early reports warned of increased deforestation rates; however, these studies were limited to a few months in 2020 or to selected regions. To better understand how the pandemic influenced tropical deforestation globally, this study used historical deforestation data (2004–2019) from the Terra-i pantropical land cover change monitoring system to project expected deforestation trends for 2020, which were used to determine whether observed deforestation deviated from expected trajectories after the first COVID-19 cases were reported. Time series analyses were conducted at the regional level for the Americas, Africa and Asia and at the country level for Brazil, Colombia, Peru, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia. Our results suggest that the pandemic did not alter the course of deforestation trends in some countries (e.g., Brazil, Indonesia), while it did in others (e.g., Peru). We posit the importance of monitoring the long-term effects of the pandemic on deforestation trends as countries prioritize economic recovery in the aftermath of the pandemic. 2023-08 2022-11-22T11:22:02Z 2022-11-22T11:22:02Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125563 en Open Access application/pdf Springer Céspedes, J.; Sylvester, J.M.; Perez-Marulanda, L.; Paz-Garcia, P.; Reymondin, L.; Khodadadi, M.; Tello, J.J.; Castro-Nunez, A. (2022) Has global deforestation accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Journal of Forestry Research 13 p. ISSN: 1007-662X |
| spellingShingle | covid-19 deforestation time series analysis impact assessment deforestación análisis de series cronológicas evaluación del impacto Céspedes, Jonnathan Sylvester, Janelle Marie Pérez Marulanda, Lisset Paz Garcia, Paula Reymondin, Louis Khodadadi, Mehran Tello Dagua, Jhon Jairo Castro-Nuñez, Augusto Carlos Has global deforestation accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| title | Has global deforestation accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| title_full | Has global deforestation accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| title_fullStr | Has global deforestation accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Has global deforestation accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| title_short | Has global deforestation accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic? |
| title_sort | has global deforestation accelerated due to the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | covid-19 deforestation time series analysis impact assessment deforestación análisis de series cronológicas evaluación del impacto |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125563 |
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