PAUSE Webinar – January 22nd
| Speaker: | Dr. Rabia Shabbir |
| Fatima Jinnah Women University | |
| Title: | Quantification Of Forest Fires and Carbon Stock in Mansehra, Pakistan Using Geospatial Techniques |
| Abstract: | Pakistan is a forest-deficit country (5% of its geographical area is circumscribed by forest) and has witnessed a higher deforestation rate over the past few years. The forest area, which is already significantly reduced and shattered, is suffering further loss and a decline. Forest fires are one of the most common natural and anthropogenic events that have long-term impacts on the environment. Remote sensing methods are found to be efficient in mapping forest fires and analyzing the postfire effects through change detection. In this study, a time frame of twenty years was selected to study forest fires in Mansehra, Pakistan. Mansehra was selected as the study area due to its high incidences of forest fires, significant forest, and scarce studies on forest fires. The Landsat datasets for all pre and post-fire images of the years 2002, 2010 and 2022 were processed and the damaged areas were determined by using multiple spectral indices (NDVI and NBR) and the burnt area mapping. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was used to quantify the carbon sequestration potential of forests in Mansehra district. These results can be used both as a strategic planning tool to address broad-scale fire hazard concerns and as a tactical guide to help managers in designing effective fire control measures at the local level. |
| Recording: | https://youtu.be/2WqAdjD1QTA |
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