The effectiveness of Tiger Conservation Landscapes in decreasing deforestation in South Asia: a remote sensing-based study

• Published in: Spatial information research (Online) Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 63 - 75
• Main Authors: Sabu, Minu Merin, Pasha, S. Vazeed, Reddy, C. Sudhakar, Singh, Randeep, Jaishanker, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.02.2022; 대한공간정보학회
• Subjects: Database Management; Earth and Environmental Science; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography; Geography; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; 공학일반; Tiger Landscapes; Biodiversity; Remote sensing; Conservation; Fragmentation

The alarming loss of tiger ( Panthera tigris ) populations due to degrading habitat called for an international commitment to double the wild tiger population by 2022 (“Tx2” goal). In the present study, eighteen Priority Tiger Conservation Landscapes (PTCLs) distributed in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan,...