[Forest-list] 2014-08-03 NRMI: This Issue: Remote Sensing as an Environmental Compliance Tool and Some Other Good Things.

[H. Gyde Lund]

*2014-08-03**NRMI: NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING ITEMS OF INTEREST*

This Issue:*/Remote Sensing as an Environmental Compliance Tool /*and 
Some Other Good Things.

*REMOTE SENSING AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE TOOL *-- Concerns about 
use of remote sensing and invasion of privacy has surfaced. Here are 
some sites that may be of interest.

Aliança da Terra et al. 2007. *Three Essential Strategies for Reducing 
Deforestation* 
<http://www.whrc.org/policy/pdf/cop13/3-Strategies-Dec-07.pdf>. 19 p.

Assunção, Juliano et al. 2013. *DETERring Deforestation in the Brazilian 
Amazon: Environmental Monitoring and Law Enforcement* 
<http://climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/DETERring-Deforestation-in-the-Brazilian-Amazon-Environmental-Monitoring-and-Law-Enforcement-Technical-Paper.pdf>. 
Climate Policy Initiative. 36 p.

Contreras-Hermosilla, Arnoldo. 2002. *Law Compliance in the Forestry 
Sector* <http://siteresources.worldbank.org/WBI/Resources/wbi37205.pdf>. 
World Bank Institute. 46 p.

Davies, Charles et al. 1999. *Moving pictures: how satellites, the 
Internet, and international environmental law can help promote 
sustainable development* 
<http://www.stetson.edu/law/lawreview/media/moving-pictures-how-satellites-the-internet-and-international-environmental-law-can-help-promote-sustainable-development.pdf>*. 
*66 p.

de Sherbinin, Alex et al. 2002. *Remote Sensing - Data Valuable Support 
for Environmental Treaties* 
<http://www2.law.ucla.edu/raustiala/publications/Remote%20Sensing%20Data%20Valuable%20Support%20for%20Environmental%20Treaties.pdf>. 
Environment 44(1): 20-31.

ESA-ISPL. 2012. *Evidence from space* 
<http://www.space-institute.org/app/uploads/1342722048_Evidence_from_Space_25_June_2012_-_No_Cover_zip.pdf>. 
Study for the European Space Agency on use of space-derived earth 
observation information as evidence in judicial and administrative 
proceedings. 180 p.

FAO. 2005. *Best practices for improving law compliance in the forest 
sector.* 
<http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/a0146e/A0146E00.htm#TopOfPage>FAO 
Forestry Paper 145.

Gabrynowicz, Joanne Irene ed. 2002. *Proceedings -- The First 
International Conference on the State of Remote Sensing Law.* 
<http://www.spacelaw.olemiss.edu/resources/pdfs/proceedings.pdf>**271 p.

Geer, Karen. 2011. *The Constitutionality of Remote Sensing Satellite 
Surveillance in Warrantless Environmental Inspections.* 
<http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1333&context=elr&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Dremote%2520sensing%2520as%2520a%2520legal%2520compliance%2520tool%2520in%2520the%2520environment%2520sector.%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D20%26ved%3D0CGkQFjAJOAo%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fir.lawnet.fordham.edu%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%253D1333%2526context%253Delr%26ei%3DrT2bU_G4JsWNyASdvYDICA%26usg%3DAFQjCNEpY-B60EradZdqPuvZ3e0juK40vA%26bvm%3Dbv.68911936%2Cd.aWw#search=%22remote%20sensing%20as%20legal%20compliance%20tool%20environment%20sector.%22>Fordham 
Environmental Law Review 3(1): 43-56.

Gibson, Lesley et al. 2009. *Remote sensing as a tool for resources 
assessment towards the determination of the legal compliance of surface 
and groundwater use* 
<http://www.orangesenqurak.org/UserFiles/File/OtherV2/Remote%20sensing%20and%20legal%20Compliance%20in%20Water%20Use%20WRC%202009%20.pdf>. 
Report to the Water Research Commission. WRC Report No. 1690/1/09. 166 p.

GTPS. 2013? *Mechanisms for control and mitigation of deforestation in 
the Brazilian Amazon Biome.* 
<http://grsbeef.org/Resources/Documents/GTPS_White_Paper_on_mechanisms_for_control_and_mitigation_of_deforestation_in_the_Brazilian_Amazon_Biome_%28Livestock_Cattle%29.pdf>White 
Paper. 7 p.

Hasenauer, Stefan. 2004. *The significance of remote sensing in the Good 
Practice Guidance for Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry as 
specified by the Kyoto Protocol.* 
<http://www.ipf.tuwien.ac.at/diplomatheses/da_sh_04.pdf>Thesis. 67 p.

INECE. *Principles of Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Handbook* 
<http://inece.org/resource/principles/>**

Lawerence, Daniel et al. eds. 2014. *The International Comparative Legal 
Guide to Environment and Climate Change Law 2014.* 
<http://www.freshfields.com/uploadedFiles/SiteWide/Knowledge/ENV14_Freshfields_e-edition.pdf>309 
p.

Macauley, Molly K.; Brennan, Timothy J. 1998. *Enforcing Environmental 
Regulation: Implications of Remote Sensing Technology* 
<http://www.rff.org/rff/Documents/RFF-DP-98-33.pdf>. RFF Discussion 
Paper 98-33. 48 p.

Markowitz, Kenneth J. 2002. *Legal challenges and market rewards to the 
use and acceptance of remote sensing and digital information as 
evidence.* 
<http://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1136&context=delpf&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Dsatellite%2520monitoring%2520as%2520a%2520legal%2520compliance%2520tool%2520in%2520the%2520environment%2520sector.%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D25%26ved%3D0CFcQFjAEOBQ%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fscholarship.law.duke.edu%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%253D1136%2526context%253Ddelpf%26ei%3DGhubU4mnGMqHyATumIDoAQ%26usg%3DAFQjCNGOU4kAOzeOwKiOEUiOtrmi2MNjbg%26bvm%3Dbv.68911936%2Cd.aWw#search=%22satellite%20monitoring%20as%20legal%20compliance%20tool%20environment%20sector.%22>Duke 
Environmental Law & Policy Forum 12: 219-264.

McCauley, Lauren. 2014. *With liberty to monitor all 
<http://www.hrw.org/reports/2014/07/28/liberty-monitor-all>*. Human 
Rights Watch. 11 p..

McDonald, R.I., et al. 2014. *Conflicting social norms and community 
conservation compliance 
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1617138113001131>*. 
J. Nature Conserv. 22(3):212-216. Abstract.

Muramira, Telly Eugene et al. eds, 2009. *Best Practices in 
Environmental Information Management in Africa - The Uganda Case Study.* 
<http://www.unep.org/pdf/UgandaCaseStudy.pdf>**UNEP. 30 p.

NRC. 2002. *Toward New Partnerships In Remote Sensing.* 
<http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=10500&page=R1>The National 
Academies Press.

OTA. 1984. *Remote Sensing and the Private Sector: Issues for 
Discussion---A Technical Memorandum.* 
<https://www.princeton.edu/%7Eota/disk3/1984/8424/8424.PDF>U.S. 
Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, OTA-TM-ISC-20, 144 p.

Peter, Nicolas. 2004. *The use of remote sensing to support the 
application of multilateral environmental agreements* 
<http://mail.cbd.int/doc/articles/2004/A-00402.pdf>. Space Policy 
20:189--195

Purdy, Ray. 2010. *Satellite Monitoring of Environmental Laws - Lessons 
to be learnt from Australia* 
<http://poseidon01.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=296064003086021022031122073003008023051084051044068022009103079027119024065117111025061001111055010001121127030030031025100125126046036051078016078122068079003097055016028118092003077066116103095118073&EXT=pdf>. 
Final Report. 225 p.

Purdy, Ray. 2010. *Using Earth Observation Technologies for Better 
Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement of Environmental Laws* 
<http://jel.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2009/08/24/jel.eqp027.abstract>Journal 
of Environmental Law. Abstract.

Rose, Gregory L. 2011. *Gaps in the Implementation of Environmental Law 
at the National, Regional and Global Level.* 
<http://www.unep.org/delc/Portals/24151/FormatedGapsEL.pdf>**First 
Preparatory Meeting of the World Congress on Justice, Governance and Law 
for Environmental Sustainability. 12 - 13 October 2011 - Kuala Lumpur, 
Malaysia. 29 p.

*Satellite Monitoring as a Legal Compliance Tool in the Environment 
Sector* 
<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/environment/satellites/docs/1_AHRC_Technical_BG.pdf>**

Sneifer, Youssef. 1996. *The Implications of National Security 
Safeguards on the Commercialization of Remote Sensing Imagery* 
<http://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1484&context=sulr&sei-redir=1&referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26rct%3Dj%26q%3Dremote%2520sensing%2520as%2520a%2520legal%2520compliance%2520tool%2520in%2520the%2520environment%2520sector.%26source%3Dweb%26cd%3D36%26ved%3D0CD0QFjAFOB4%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fdigitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu%252Fcgi%252Fviewcontent.cgi%253Farticle%253D1484%2526context%253Dsulr%26ei%3D2EKbU4KcGJCHyATMmoKoDA%26usg%3DAFQjCNHULI5ZfzrlNZiX6SaF1w2O7adqMg%26bvm%3Dbv.68911936%2Cd.aWw#search=%22remote%20sensing%20as%20legal%20compliance%20tool%20environment%20sector.%22>. 
Seattle University Law Review 19: 539-572.

Spadoni, Adolfo Sergio. N.d. *Normative Profiles of Remote Sensing.* 
<http://www.odisseospace.it/Normative_Profiles_of_Remote_Sensing.pdf>Telecommunications 
& Space Journal vol. 6. 9 p.

Taillant, Jorge Daniel; Picolotti, Romina. 2011. *The Uses of Satellite 
Imagery: Linking Human Rights and Environment.* 
<http://wp.cedha.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/The-uses-of-satellite-imagery-Taillant-Picolotti.pdf>**Center 
for International Environmental Law. 10 p.

*UCL Research in Satellites and the Law* 
<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/environment/satellites/index.shtml?research>.

US. 1992. *Land Remote Sensing Policy* 
<http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sge/landsat/15USCch82.html>. United States Code 
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von der Dunk. Frans G. 2008. *Treaty Law in Support of Climate 
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In: Proceedings of the International Institute of Space Law 510-518.

Weber, Robert A.; O'Connell, Kevin M. 2011.***Alternative Futures: 
United States Commercial Satellite Imagery in 2020*. 
<http://www2.gwu.edu/%7Ensarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB404/docs/37.pdf>111 p.

*SOME PUBLICATIONS/URLS OF INTEREST*

AP.2014. *Help spot invasive trees in photos of Kauai forest 
<http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/25810821/help-spot-invasive-trees-in-photos-of-kauai-forest>*

Badore, Margaret. 2014*. How Global Forest Watch is changing the way we 
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Treehugger.

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the North Frisian Wadden Sea in the 20th century: can we define 
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*Abstract.

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Cowling, Paul, et al. 2014. *Developing Guidance on Forest Governance 
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Edwards, D. 1983. *A broad-scale structural classification of vegetation 
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Fettig, C.J.; McKelvey, S.R. 2014. *Resiliency of an interior ponderosa 
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Conkling, USFS.

Holecz, Francesco et al. eds. 2014. *Land Applications of Radar Remote 
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