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Coastal change

Danube Delta change detection Oil spills

Deforestation

Bardia National Park Congo River Basin Kameng-Sonitpur Elephant Reserve Kilimanjaro Rondonia Shillong and Guwahati

Ice

Antarctica 2003 Climate change and glaciers Glacier analysis using radar imagery Glacial retreat in the Alps Glacier Ice Flow Monitoring of glaciers in the Himalayas Remote sensing of ice and snow

Urbanisation

Cairo City of Kathmandu Córdoba Himalayas Kathmandu Valley Lagos

Vegetation

Annapurna Conservation Area Lost in the Andes Ngorongoro Conservation Area Niger Inland Delta Vegetation in South America

Article Images

Background

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Deforestation in connection with the construction of a hydroelectric powerplant, October 2011.

Credits: Torben P. Jensen, Langkær Gymnasium, Denmark

Rondonia (Brazil)

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Map of the state of Rondonia, next to the border of Bolivia. The distance along highway BR364 is approximately 700km.

Credits: http://www.brasil-turismo.com/mapas/rondonia.htm

Deforestation in Rondonia

Introduction

Exercises

Exercise 1: Inspecting the images Exercise 2: Quantifying the deforested area