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Table 5 Monitoring the vegetation change on Rennell Island from 2000 to 2020

From: Monitoring and assessment of endangered UNESCO World Heritage Sites using space technology: a case study of East Rennell, Solomon Islands

Detection of vegetation change in heritage sites from 2000 to 2020

Future trend forecast

S decreasing area

2.9%

Degradation

50.0%

AC degradation area

43.0%

NS decreasing area

47.1%

MC degradation area

6.7%

HC degradation area

0.3%

Unchanging area

0.1%

No change

0.1%

AC unchanging area

0.1%

MC unchanging area

0.0%

HC unchanging area

0.0%

NS increasing area

47.0%

Improvement

49.9%

AC improving area

43.4%

MC improving area

6.3%

S increasing area

2.9%

HC improving area

0.2%