Land change models are important tools for land systems analysis, but their potential for
causal inference using a counterfactual approach remains underdeveloped. This paper …

What explains when states strengthen, maintain, or erode political-territorial Indigenous
autonomy regimes? Indigenous activists around the world have fought for the right to govern …

Map** floods using satellite data is crucial for managing and mitigating flood risks.
Satellite imagery enables rapid and accurate analysis of large areas, providing critical …

Recent research increasingly illustrates that illicit economies, especially drug production
and trafficking, may result in environmental destruction as well as violence and human rights …

Despite the global reach and economic scale of cocaine trafficking, our best geographic
understanding of the global trade remains coarse. A more spatially disaggregated …

Many contemporary social and environmental problems are increasingly
'wicked.'Convergence research offers an effective approach to tackle wicked problems by …

This article reviews the chapter of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
World Drug Report (WDR) 2023 on 'The Nexus Between Drugs and Crimes that Affect the …

International conservation efforts and prohibitionary drug intersect in unexpected ways
throughout the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor (MBC). US-led counterdrug interdiction of …

Geospatial analyses of human-environment interactions are challenged by the multi-scale,
multi-dimensional nature of human-environment systems. Research in such contexts must …

Guatemala is characterized by high rates of poverty and inequality, as well as a significant
incidence of violent acts and generalized social tension. Climate change impacts on …