> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://lss-lab.kankyo.tohoku.ac.jp/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ronald C. Estoque > Profile, research interests, affiliations, and publication-record links for Ronald C. Estoque. Portrait of Ronald C. Estoque **Distinguished Associate Professor · Lab Head** Ronald C. Estoque is a land-system and sustainability scientist whose work examines human–environment interactions through geospatial analysis. His research connects land-use and forest-cover change with ecosystem services, biodiversity, climate risk, resilience, and quality of life. ## Research interests * Land system science and sustainability science * Forest transitions, tropical forest loss, and land-use displacement * Biodiversity, ecosystem services, and nexus approaches * Climate-change mitigation, vulnerability, risk, and adaptation * GIS and remote sensing for sustainability monitoring ## Career and affiliations At Tohoku University, he leads the Land System Sustainability Lab in the Graduate School of Environmental Studies. He is also a Senior Researcher at the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI). He received his PhD from the University of Tsukuba. ## Publication records The lab's [publication list](/en/publications) covers work published since the lab was established. For a career-spanning record, use the researcher profiles below. [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DhbJXSQAAAAJ\&hl=en) · [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9681-492X) · [researchmap](https://researchmap.jp/rons2k) · [ResearchGate](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ronald-Estoque) · [Scopus](https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=36502012400)