Sustainable development in rural territories within the last decade: a review of the state of the art

CS Roldan, GAM Giraldo, EL Santana - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Rural territories play an important role when progress is made toward a balanced regional
development; thus, an analysis is required of the components and/or factors which have …

Scaling-up ecological understanding with remote sensing and causal inference

E Van Cleemput, PB Adler, KN Suding… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2024 - cell.com
Decades of empirical ecological research have focused on understanding ecological
dynamics at local scales. Remote sensing products can help to scale-up ecological …

Trees on smallholder farms and forest restoration are critical for Rwanda to achieve net zero emissions

M Mugabowindekwe, M Brandt… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Landscape restoration initiatives are mainly focusing on forest regeneration and
agroforestry, especially in the Global South. However, due to a lack of monitoring tools, the …

Remote sensing for map** ecosystem services to support evaluation of ecological restoration interventions in an arid landscape

T del Río-Mena, L Willemen, GT Tesfamariam… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Considerable efforts and resources are being invested in integrated conservation and
restoration interventions in rural arid areas. Empirical research for quantifying ecosystem …

[HTML][HTML] How remote sensing choices influence ecosystem services monitoring and evaluation results of ecological restoration interventions

T del Río-Mena, L Willemen, A Vrieling, A Nelson - Ecosystem Services, 2023 - Elsevier
Large-scale ecological restorations are recognized worldwide as an effective strategy to
combat environmental degradation and promote sustainability. Remote sensing (RS) …

Disrupted montane forest recovery hinders biodiversity conservation in the tropical Andes

T Christmann, X Palomeque… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Andean montane forests are biodiversity hotspots and large carbon stores and they
provide numerous ecosystem services. Following land abandonment after centuries of forest …

Satellite monitoring of bio-fertilizer restoration in olive groves affected by Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca

P Blonda, C Tarantino, M Scortichini, S Maggi… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca (Xfp), has attacked the olive trees in Southern Italy with
severe impacts on the olive agro-ecosystem. To reduce both the Xfp cell concentration and …

Earth observation for drought risk financing in pastoral systems of sub-Saharan Africa

F Fava, A Vrieling - Current opinion in environmental sustainability, 2021 - Elsevier
As climate-related crises increase globally, climate risk financing is becoming an integral
part of financial protection and resilience building strategies of African countries. Drought …

[HTML][HTML] The role of earth observation in achieving sustainable agricultural production in arid and semi-arid regions of the world

SH Qader, J Dash, VA Alegana, NR Khwarahm… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Crop production is a major source of food and livelihood for many people in arid and semi-
arid (ASA) regions across the world. However, due to irregular climatic events, ASA regions …

Impact of Ecological Water Transfer Project on Vegetation Recovery in Dried-Up Kongque River, Northwest China

Z Wang, L Fan, J Su, Z Wang - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
The ecological water transfer project (EWTP) plays a pivotal role in reinstating the flow of
dried-up rivers in arid regions, promoting river connectivity and vegetation resurgence. An …