Earth observation for biodiversity monitoring
Subtitle: a review of current approaches and future opportunities for tracking progress towards the Aichi biodiversity targets
By: Lead authors: Cristina Secades, Brian O'Connor, Claire Brown and Matt Walpole, United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC
Contributors: O'Connor, Brian, author; Brown, Claire, author; Walpole, Matt, author; UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre; Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Series: CBD technical series -- no. 72; CBD technical series -- no. 72.
Publisher: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Montréal, Québec
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9789292255183; 9789292255176
Subjects: Biodiversity conservation; International cooperation; Biodiversity; Remote sensing; Advanced very-high-resolution radiometer; Angular resolution; Digital elevation model; Disturbance (ecology); Earth sciences; Ecology; Ecosystem; Ecosystem services; Forest; Convention on Biological Diversity; Convention on Biological Diversity (1992 June 5)
Notes: Includes summaries in Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and Arabic.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-76).
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Executive summary; title: Introduction; title: Remote sensing opportunities for monitoring the Aichi targets; title: Lessons learnt from national experiences; title: Limitations and challenges; title: Conclusions; title: References.