Grasslands are under severe threat from ongoing degradation, undermining their capacity to
support biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. Yet, grasslands are largely …

Soil erosion is generally recognized as the dominant process of land degradation. The
formation and expansion of gullies is often a highly significant process of soil erosion …

In May 2019, Collection 2 of the Copernicus Global Land Cover layers was released. Next to
a global discrete land cover map at 100 m resolution, a set of cover fraction layers is …

A large proportion of dryland trees and shrubs (hereafter referred to collectively as trees)
grow in isolation, without canopy closure. These non-forest trees have a crucial role in …

Rooftop solar photovoltaics currently account for 40% of the global solar photovoltaics
installed capacity and one-fourth of the total renewable capacity additions in 2018. Yet, only …

Land use maps describe the spatial distribution of natural resources, cultural landscapes,
and human settlements, serving as an important planning tool for decision makers. In the …

Climate change is expected to shift the boreal biome northward through expansion at the
northern and contraction at the southern boundary respectively. However, biome-scale …

Restrictions on human and industrial activities due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
have resulted in an unprecedented reduction in energy consumption and air pollution …

Higher temperatures in urban areas expose a large fraction of the human population to
potentially dangerous heat stress. Green spaces are promoted worldwide as local and city …