Satellite Remote Sensing for Conservation Action Case Studies from Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems
Book contents
- Satellite Remote Sensing for Conservation Action
- Satellite Remote Sensing for Conservation Action
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 A Brief Introduction to Conservation and Conservation Remote Sensing
- 2 Introduction to Remote Sensing for Conservation Practitioners
- 3 Satellite Remote Sensing for the Conservation of East Asia’s Coastal Wetlands
- 4 Global Forest Maps in Support of Conservation Monitoring
- 5 Wildfire Monitoring with Satellite Remote Sensing in Support of Conservation
- 6 Ecosystem Functioning Observations for Assessing Conservation in the Doñana National Park, Spain
- 7 Predicting Mule Deer Harvests in Real Time
- 8 Lessons Learned from WhaleWatch
- 9 The Evolution of Remote Sensing Applications Vital to Effective Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development
- 10 Operational Conservation Remote Sensing
- Index
- Plate Section
- References
9 - The Evolution of Remote Sensing Applications Vital to Effective Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 July 2018
Book contents
- Satellite Remote Sensing for Conservation Action
- Satellite Remote Sensing for Conservation Action
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 A Brief Introduction to Conservation and Conservation Remote Sensing
- 2 Introduction to Remote Sensing for Conservation Practitioners
- 3 Satellite Remote Sensing for the Conservation of East Asia’s Coastal Wetlands
- 4 Global Forest Maps in Support of Conservation Monitoring
- 5 Wildfire Monitoring with Satellite Remote Sensing in Support of Conservation
- 6 Ecosystem Functioning Observations for Assessing Conservation in the Doñana National Park, Spain
- 7 Predicting Mule Deer Harvests in Real Time
- 8 Lessons Learned from WhaleWatch
- 9 The Evolution of Remote Sensing Applications Vital to Effective Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development
- 10 Operational Conservation Remote Sensing
- Index
- Plate Section
- References
Summary
This chapter, written from the perspective of conservation practitioners at Conservation International (CI), a US-based international conservation non-governmental organisation considers how the conservation community applied advances in satellite remote sensing over the last two decades and how this transformed conservation practices and decision-making. It highlights the conservation successes that these advances afforded, both in terms of improved land use management and more efficient use of financial and personnel resources. It also provides recommendations for focal areas that may lead to even greater conservation successes, and discusses advances on the horizon for satellite remote sensing that may lead to the next set of breakthroughs for advancing conservation science and applications.
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- Satellite Remote Sensing for Conservation ActionCase Studies from Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems, pp. 274 - 300Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018
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