Water scarcity affects 1–2 billion people globally, most of whom live in drylands. Under
projected climate change, millions more people will be living under conditions of severe …

Woody vegetation is a central component of savanna ecosystems providing ecosystem
services for local livelihoods. Accurate monitoring of woody vegetation in savannas is …

The potential drivers of vegetation changes in the Sudano-Sahelian region of Africa remain
poorly understood due to complex interactions between climatic and anthropogenic …

The paradigm of Sahelian desertification, whose roots lie in the colonial period, increased in
popularity following the droughts of the 1970s and 1980s. This “desertification narrative” was …

Southern West Africa (SWA) is influenced by large numbers of aerosol particles of both
anthropogenic and natural origins. Anthropogenic aerosol emissions are expected to …

Woody vegetation dynamics in the Sahel have been debated since the great droughts of the
1970s–1980s. Here, we combined high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery, field …

Dryland ecosystems form a major land cover, accounting for about 40% of Earth's terrestrial
surface and net primary productivity, and housing more than 30% of the human population …

Drylands are one of the most sensitive areas to anthropogenic climate change and are
projected to experience accelerated expansion throughout the end of this century. However …

The Congo Basin tropical forests are home to many endemic and endangered species, and
a global hotspot for forest fragmentation and loss. Yet, little has been done to document the …

In the semi-arid Peruvian Andes, the growing season is mostly determined by the timing of
the onset and retreat of the wet season, to which annual crop yields are highly sensitive …