This is the first study to map the crown diameter of more than 1.8 billion trees across an area of more than 1,300,000 square kilometers in West Africa. The research team – led by Martin Brandt from University of Copenhagen – mapped how tree crown diameter, coverage, and density varied depending on rainfall and land use.
The GFEP report on forests and poverty is published
I am happy to have contributed to this global assessment led by Daniel Miller. Some of the key messages from the report:
1) Forests and trees support human wellbeing and contribute to global efforts to end poverty,
2) Benefits from forests and trees to human wellbeing are unevenly distributed,
3) Inadequate land use policies and programmes may lead to excessive costs being borne by the poor
Link to the full report:
https://www.iufro.org/science/gfep/gfep-initiative/panel-on-forests-and-poverty/