The green energy transition is aimed at mitigating the impact of climate change. Yet, the
current emphasis on 'green'is narrowly centred around decarbonisation, or CO 2 reduction …

Climate change and air pollution are two interconnected global challenges that have
profound impacts on human health. In Africa, a continent known for its rich biodiversity and …

Global impervious surface area (ISA) has more than doubled over the last three decades,
but the associated carbon emissions resulting from the depletion of pre-existing land carbon …

Satellite laser altimetry measures accurate elevations of the Earth's surface and precise
changes with time, monitoring key climate variables. These observations have transformed …

Fragile high-altitude regions are highly sensitive to climate change. In the past decades, the
annual warming rate of these regions has been twice that of the world average. Combined …

Tropical forest degradation from selective logging, fire and edge effects is a major driver of
carbon and biodiversity loss,–, with annual rates comparable to those of deforestation …

Vegetation is an important type of land cover. Long-term, large-scale, and high-precision
vegetation monitoring is of great significance for ecological environment investigation and …

Introduction Atmospheric temperature affects the growth and development of plants and has
an important impact on the sustainable development of forest ecological systems. Predicting …

More of the Amazon rainforest is disturbed each year than completely deforested, but the
impact of these disturbances on the carbon cycle remains poorly understood. Recent …

Decades of empirical ecological research have focused on understanding ecological
dynamics at local scales. Remote sensing products can help to scale-up ecological …