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Characterization of Two Main Forest Cover Loss Transitions in North Korea from 1990 to 2020
This study aims to characterize forest cover transitions in North Korea and identify deforested areas that are degraded or at risk of degradation. We used phenological information and random forest classifiers to perform a deforestation classification. We then extracted the two main forest cover loss patterns, sloping farmland (farmland with slope greater than 6 degrees) and unstocked forest (crown cover less than 20%), for the years of 2000, 2010, and 2020. Based on the deforestation map of each year, we analyzed the deforestation dynamics from 1990 to 2020. Forests showed decreases in cover by 27% over the 30-year study period and accounted for 41.5% of the total land area in 2020. Deforestation spread into the core area, which led to severe shrinkage and fragmentation of forests. Unstocked forest and sloping farmland experienced the highest rates of loss among the forestland uses and accounted for 48.9% and 39.3% of the total loss over the study period, respectively. During the study period, 25,128 km2, 5346 km2, and 6728 km2 of forestland was cleared, degraded, and was at risk of degradation or barrenness by artificial repeated fires, respectively. This methodological framework provides a valuable template for areas that are difficult to access, and the deforestation dynamics results can provide a basis for conservation and sustainable management of forest resources.
Characterization of Two Main Forest Cover Loss Transitions in North Korea from 1990 to 2020
This study aims to characterize forest cover transitions in North Korea and identify deforested areas that are degraded or at risk of degradation. We used phenological information and random forest classifiers to perform a deforestation classification. We then extracted the two main forest cover loss patterns, sloping farmland (farmland with slope greater than 6 degrees) and unstocked forest (crown cover less than 20%), for the years of 2000, 2010, and 2020. Based on the deforestation map of each year, we analyzed the deforestation dynamics from 1990 to 2020. Forests showed decreases in cover by 27% over the 30-year study period and accounted for 41.5% of the total land area in 2020. Deforestation spread into the core area, which led to severe shrinkage and fragmentation of forests. Unstocked forest and sloping farmland experienced the highest rates of loss among the forestland uses and accounted for 48.9% and 39.3% of the total loss over the study period, respectively. During the study period, 25,128 km2, 5346 km2, and 6728 km2 of forestland was cleared, degraded, and was at risk of degradation or barrenness by artificial repeated fires, respectively. This methodological framework provides a valuable template for areas that are difficult to access, and the deforestation dynamics results can provide a basis for conservation and sustainable management of forest resources.
Characterization of Two Main Forest Cover Loss Transitions in North Korea from 1990 to 2020
Yihua Jin (author) / Jingrong Zhu (author) / Guishan Cui (author) / Zhenhao Yin (author) / Weihong Zhu (author) / Dong Kun Lee (author)
2023
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