Satellite Remote Sensing for Monitoring Forest Carbon and Supporting Nature-Based Carbon Crediting Mechanisms
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 459
Special Issue Editors
Interests: remote sensing; forest carbon monitoring; carbon credits and carbon markets; offshore wind power
Interests: remote sensing; GIS; urban ecology; climate change; greenhouse gas emissions
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Dear Colleagues,
Forests are a cornerstone of global climate mitigation strategies due to their ability to sequester and store carbon. However, accurately monitoring forest carbon dynamics and linking them to carbon crediting mechanisms requires advanced tools and methodologies. Satellite remote sensing has become a critical enabler in this field, offering precise, large-scale, and temporal insights into forest carbon stocks, fluxes, and land use changes. These capabilities are essential for implementing nature-based solutions (NbSs) and supporting transparent, efficient carbon crediting mechanisms that encourage sustainable forest management. As the global focus on achieving net-zero emissions intensifies, the integration of satellite remote sensing with carbon credit systems provides a robust framework for addressing climate challenges.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest advancements in satellite-based monitoring and their applications in supporting nature-based solutions and carbon credit markets. The issue seeks to bridge scientific innovation with practical implementation, aligning with the journal's mission to advance remote sensing technologies for environmental and climate-related applications. It invites studies that demonstrate the potential of remote sensing to enhance the accuracy, accountability, and scalability of carbon crediting processes, ensuring the effectiveness of forest conservation and restoration efforts.
We welcome submissions of original research, reviews, and case studies. Potential topics include the following:
- Advanced remote sensing techniques for mapping forest biomass and carbon stocks;
- Applications of satellite data in verifying and enhancing carbon credit mechanisms;
- Integration of ground-based and satellite observations for forest carbon monitoring;
- Remote sensing approaches to detect deforestation, degradation, and land use changes;
- Case studies on the use of remote sensing for implementing nature-based solutions;
- Innovations in modeling forest carbon fluxes using remote sensing technologies;
- Uncertainty assessment in satellite-based carbon monitoring.
Authors are encouraged to present multidisciplinary research that advances the science and implementation of satellite remote sensing in forest carbon management and carbon credit systems.
Dr. You-Ren Wang
Dr. Zutao Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- satellite remote sensing
- forest carbon monitoring
- carbon flux analysis
- nature-based solutions (NbSs)
- carbon crediting mechanisms
- carbon MRV
- blue carbon
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