Contemporary forest loss in Myanmar: Effect of democratic transition and subsequent timber bans on landscape structure and composition

This study addresses the effect of political transition and subsequent timber bans on forest loss in Myanmar, in the context of identified drivers. Cook’s Distance (CD) was applied to remotely sensed time-series forest loss dataset to measure the effect of the events. Forest loss derived fragmentation metrics were linked to drivers at a landscape scale. Results show that at the national level, the political transition in 2011 had maximum effect (CD 0.935) on forest loss while the timber bans decreased forest loss by 612.04 km² and 213.15 km² in 2015 and 2017 (CD 0.146 and 0.035), respectively. The effect of the events varied for different States/Regions. The dominant drivers of change shifted from plantations in 2011 to infrastructure development in 2015. This study demonstrates the effects of policy on forest loss at various scales and can inform decision-makers for forest conservation, planning and development of mitigation measures.     

Photocatalytic degradation of atrazine in aqueous solution using La-doped ZnO/PAN nanofibers

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based-modified zinc oxide (ZnO) nanofibers were synthesized by using electrospinning and hydrothermal techniques. The...     

Metallic and non-metallic nanoparticles from plant,animal, and fisheries wastes: potential and valorization for application in agriculture

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Global agriculture is facing tremendous challenges due to climate change. The most predominant amongst these challenges are abiotic and biotic...     

Chitosan/Hydroxyethyl Cellulose Gel Immobilized Polyaniline/CuO/ZnO Adsorptive-Photocatalytic Hybrid Nanocomposite for Congo Red Removal

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Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in environmental engineering perspective

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Removal of car battery heavy metals from wastewater by activated carbons: a brief review

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Proposed city-specific interim targets for India based on WHO air quality guidelines 2021

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The World Health Organization has proposed the ambient air quality guidelines 2021. The uniqueness of the guidelines of the World Health Organization...     

Efficient photocatalytic degradation of aniline blue under solar irradiation by ternary cobalt ferrite/graphitic carbon nitride/bentonite nanocomposite

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The current research describes the synthesis, characterization and application of CoFe2O4/g-C3N4/bentonite as a novel nanocomposite for the efficient...