@InProceedings{Aragão:2019:ChSuDe,
               author = "Arag{\~a}o, Luiz Eduardo Oliveira e Cruz de",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}",
                title = "Forests in a changing planet: challenges for the sustainable 
                         development of tropical countries",
                 year = "2019",
         organization = "Congresso Mundial da IUFRO",
             abstract = "Fully functional tropical forests are critical for maintaining the 
                         eco-climatic stability of the Earth system and for providing 
                         ecosystem services crucial for social and economic development of 
                         tropical nations. Using the Amazon as a study case, this 
                         presentation will focus on the concept of sustainable development 
                         to discuss how remote sensing of tropical forests can support 
                         nations to achieve this new global paradigm. The interaction 
                         between climate and natural forests is the first step to 
                         understand the functioning of this ecosystems and how they store 
                         carbon, cycle water and maintain their diversity. These forests, 
                         however, are constantly threated by human-climate interactions, 
                         which push these systems beyond their natural boundaries. Direct 
                         and indirect impacts of deforestation and fires are two of the 
                         most pressing issues in tropical countries, with consequences for 
                         the maintenance of the functioning of forests and their capacity 
                         to provide essential services for the development of these 
                         nations. Several studies using multiple spectral and spatial 
                         resolutions from passive and active remote sensors for Earth 
                         observation and climate are being developed to provide information 
                         on the extent of these forests, how they interact with climate and 
                         human-induced changes and what are the consequences of these 
                         interactions. From this understanding, I conclude by offering 
                         insights on to use this tool to generate fundamental information 
                         for supporting the long-term planning of the sustainable 
                         development of tropical nations.",
  conference-location = "Curitiba, PR",
      conference-year = "29 set. - 05 out.",
             language = "en",
        urlaccessdate = "01 maio 2024"
}