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Without this sharing of information and our ground reconnaissance, our maps are
only estimated models of the coastal zone. By validating our remotely sensed maps
through fieldwork and by working with local communities we can provide more
meaningful and interpretive information that can be used in future coastal management decision-making processes.
Take-Home Message
What do all of the research projects that I have briefly described have in common?
They all use Earth observations to make sense of our coastal zone. Over one billion
people, about 13% of the world’s population live less than 10 m above sea level.
And the remaining population rely heavily on the goods and services that originate
from or are transported via the coast. If we straightened the world’s coastlines, it
could wrap around the Earth nearly 29 times. That is a lot of coastline that is constantly changing, both because of natural processes and increasingly by anthropogenic processes. For us to be able to maintain healthy coastal environments for all
of us to enjoy we need to be able to see what change is happening, where it is happening, and how fast is it happening. Remote sensing makes it possible to identify
the regions that are most resilient as well as most vulnerable to environmental
degradation.
Acknowledgments The research projects were supported by NASA Carbon Monitoring System
projects and USAID Philippines Fish Right Program. A special thanks goes out to the students,
researchers, and professors who helped in the collection of data.
If You Would Like More Information
Global Mangrove Watch – https://www.globalmangrovewatch.org/
Global Mangrove Alliance – http://www.mangrovealliance.org/
Goldberg L, Lagomasino D, Thomas N, Fatoyinbo T (2020) Global declines in human‐driven
mangrove loss. Glob Change Biol
Mangrove Science – https://www.mangrovescience.org/
Friess DA, Rogers K, Lovelock CE, Krauss KW et al (2019) The state of the World’s mangrove
forests: past, present, and future. Annu Rev Environ Resour 44:89–115
Fatoyinbo L, Pinto N, Hofton M, Simard M, et al (2017) The 2016 NASA AfriSAR campaign:
Airborne SAR and Lidar measurements of tropical forest structure and biomass in support of
future satellite missions. In: 2017 IEEE international geoscience and remote sensing symposium (IGARSS). IEEE, pp 4286–4287
Lagomasino D, Fatoyinbo T, Lee S, Feliciano E et al (2019) Measuring mangrove carbon loss and
gain in deltas. Environ Res Lett 14:025002
Mangora MM, Shalli MS, Semesi IS, Njana MA, et al (2016) Designing a mangrove research and
demonstration forest in the Rufiji delta, Tanzania. In: Stringer CE, Krauss KW, Latimer JS
(eds) Headwaters to estuaries: advances in watershed science and management- Proceedings
of the fifth interagency conference on research in the Watersheds. March 2–5, 2015, North
D. Lagomasino
Without this sharing of information and our ground reconnaissance, our maps are
only estimated models of the coastal zone. By validating our remotely sensed maps
through fieldwork and by working with local communities we can provide more
meaningful and interpretive information that can be used in future coastal management decision-making processes.
Take-Home Message
What do all of the research projects that I have briefly described have in common?
They all use Earth observations to make sense of our coastal zone. Over one billion
people, about 13% of the world’s population live less than 10 m above sea level.
And the remaining population rely heavily on the goods and services that originate
from or are transported via the coast. If we straightened the world’s coastlines, it
could wrap around the Earth nearly 29 times. That is a lot of coastline that is constantly changing, both because of natural processes and increasingly by anthropogenic processes. For us to be able to maintain healthy coastal environments for all
of us to enjoy we need to be able to see what change is happening, where it is happening, and how fast is it happening. Remote sensing makes it possible to identify
the regions that are most resilient as well as most vulnerable to environmental
degradation.
Acknowledgments The research projects were supported by NASA Carbon Monitoring System
projects and USAID Philippines Fish Right Program. A special thanks goes out to the students,
researchers, and professors who helped in the collection of data.
If You Would Like More Information
Global Mangrove Watch – https://www.globalmangrovewatch.org/
Global Mangrove Alliance – http://www.mangrovealliance.org/
Goldberg L, Lagomasino D, Thomas N, Fatoyinbo T (2020) Global declines in human‐driven
mangrove loss. Glob Change Biol
Mangrove Science – https://www.mangrovescience.org/
Friess DA, Rogers K, Lovelock CE, Krauss KW et al (2019) The state of the World’s mangrove
forests: past, present, and future. Annu Rev Environ Resour 44:89–115
Fatoyinbo L, Pinto N, Hofton M, Simard M, et al (2017) The 2016 NASA AfriSAR campaign:
Airborne SAR and Lidar measurements of tropical forest structure and biomass in support of
future satellite missions. In: 2017 IEEE international geoscience and remote sensing symposium (IGARSS). IEEE, pp 4286–4287
Lagomasino D, Fatoyinbo T, Lee S, Feliciano E et al (2019) Measuring mangrove carbon loss and
gain in deltas. Environ Res Lett 14:025002
Mangora MM, Shalli MS, Semesi IS, Njana MA, et al (2016) Designing a mangrove research and
demonstration forest in the Rufiji delta, Tanzania. In: Stringer CE, Krauss KW, Latimer JS
(eds) Headwaters to estuaries: advances in watershed science and management- Proceedings
of the fifth interagency conference on research in the Watersheds. March 2–5, 2015, North
D. Lagomasino