Impacts of climate variability and drought on surface water resources in Sub-Saharan Africa using remote sensing: A review

TD Bhaga, T Dube, MD Shekede, C Shoko - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Climate variability and recurrent droughts have caused remarkable strain on water
resources in most regions across the globe, with the arid and semi-arid areas being the …

Analysis of the social-ecological causes of deforestation and forest degradation in Ghana: Application of the DPSIR framework

R Kyere-Boateng, MV Marek - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Globally, forests provide several functions and services to support humans' well-being and
the mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs). The services that forests provide enable the …

[HTML][HTML] Co-benefits and trade-offs of agroforestry for climate change mitigation and other sustainability goals in West Africa

H Tschora, F Cherubini - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Agroforestry is a land management practice where trees are grown around or among crops
or pastureland. This integration of agriculture and forestry is frequently seen as an option …

[HTML][HTML] Accounting for land use changes beyond the farm-level in sustainability assessments: The impact of cocoa production

C Parra-Paitan, PH Verburg - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Impact assessments are used to raise evidence and guide the implementation of
sustainability strategies in commodity value chains. Due to methodological and data …

Investigating the effectiveness of Landsat-8 OLI and Sentinel-2 MSI satellite data in monitoring the effects of drought on surface water resources in the Western Cape …

TD Bhaga, T Dube, MD Shekede, C Shoko - Remote Sensing Applications …, 2023 - Elsevier
Drought frequency and magnitude are increasing, posing significant risks to surface water
bodies, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. Leveraging on moderate resolution …

Learning from community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) in Ghana and Zambia: lessons for integrated landscape approaches

S Adeyanju, A O'connor, T Addoah… - International Forestry …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Land use in much of sub-Saharan Africa is dominated by legislative frameworks based on a
strong colonial legacy, focusing strongly on state control and minimal devolution of …

Review of remote sensing methods to map coffee production systems

DA Hunt, K Tabor, JH Hewson, MA Wood… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The coffee sector is working towards sector-wide commitments for sustainable production.
Yet, knowledge of where coffee is cultivated and its environmental impact remains limited, in …

Monitoring cocoa-driven deforestation: The contexts of encroachment and land use policy implications for deforestation free cocoa supply chains in Ghana

G Ashiagbor, WA Asante, EK Forkuo, E Acheampong… - Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
This research analyzed cocoa deforestation within the framework of land-use policies to
support efforts to implement deforestation-free cocoa commitments in Ghana. Land-use …

Combining feminist political ecology and participatory diagramming to study climate information service delivery and knowledge flows among smallholder farmers in …

H Nyantakyi-Frimpong - Applied Geography, 2019 - Elsevier
Using innovative diagramming and a feminist political ecology (FPE) approach, this paper
examines gender, power, and equity considerations in the delivery of climate information …

Understanding Japan's Land-use Dynamics between 1987 and 2050 using Land Accounting and Scenario Analysis

W Huang, S Hashimoto, T Yoshida, O Saito… - Sustainability Science, 2024 - Springer
Amidst global concerns about land use change and its far-reaching impact on biodiversity
and human well-being, there is a growing need to understand how land use stock and flow …