Assessing the impact of mining on forest cover in Senegal

Investigator: 
Stephen Wood
Start Date: 
January, 2016
Description: 

I am planning to do a basic analysis of forest cover change in southeastern Senegal as a result recent expansion of gold mining into the region.  I am going to be sitting in on the Observing the Earth from Space course then use the resources at the YCEO Lab to complete my project.