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FRA 2020 Remote Sensing Survey 

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Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 92 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Category High-profile

ISBN 978-92-5-136147-4

Series title FAO Forestry Paper

Series number 186

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cb9970en

Synopsis (short abstract) The FRA 2020 Remote Sensing survey is a global collaborative study of the Land use dynamic between the years 2000, 2010 and 2018 focused on forest and forest changes conducted by FAO. Through 34 physical and virtual workshops, more than 800 local experts from 126 countries and territories were trained, evaluated and incorporated into the FRA Remote Sensing focal point network. This unique network of remote sensing specialists collected 400.000 samples between 2019 and 2020, allowing us to derive the most updated, consistent and reliable land use statistics at global, regional and global ecological zone level.

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FAO. 2022. FRA 2020 Remote Sensing Survey. FAO Forestry Paper, No. 186. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb9970en

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