Fieldwork surrounding active mining sites is often dangerous and time-consuming. Rapid surveys using a UAV enables mapping of the mining extent and supports fieldwork measurements looking to quantify forest degradation. The drone footage can be linked to field transects and used to estimate the level and extent of canopy disturbance…
Detecting and mapping forest degradation at country level is challenging – especially in cloudy countries! Over several years the Guyana Forestry Commission, supported by Indufor and Durham University have developed a novel method that uses sample-based approach to quantify the area of change due to degradation. These results are supporting Guyana…
One of the most challenging aspects of monitoring forest change in Guyana is the persistent cloud cover. Before forest loss can be identified, the operator must first search for cloud-free imagery over the target area. Changes occurring under persistent-cloud, are not detected. To this end, Indufor has developed a complementary…
In 2009, Indufor and Durham University began developing Guyana’s forest monitoring system alongside the Guyana Forestry Commission. The outcome is an operational national monitoring system that reports deforestation at one-hectare scale. The forest change record spans ten years, and the information produced supports Guyana’s resource monitoring efforts. A further, but yet untapped, potential is the…