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    Samuel Bowers

    Research scientist, School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh

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    Miombo woodlands in Southeast Tanzania. But can remote sensing technologies accurately detect the woodlands (Photo: Samuel Bowers)
    How much can the eyes in the sky really tell us about deforestation?

    Insight, 11 January 2017

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    Understanding agricultural drivers of deforestation through remote sensing: opportunities and limitations in sub-Saharan Africa

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