Are Himalayan ecosystems facing hidden collapse? Assessing the drivers and impacts of change to aid conservation, restoration and conflict resolution challenges
S Dhyani - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023 - Springer
The Himalayas are a global hotspot for biodiversity and endemism, and yet the health of its
natural ecosystems is deteriorating rapidly. Natural ecosystems across the Himalayas are …
natural ecosystems is deteriorating rapidly. Natural ecosystems across the Himalayas are …
Community forest management led to rapid local forest gain in Nepal: A 29 year mixed methods retrospective case study
Despite widespread implementation of community forest (CF) management over the last 40
years, limited knowledge exists on CF-level processes that link introduction of CF …
years, limited knowledge exists on CF-level processes that link introduction of CF …
Amplified drought trends in Nepal increase the potential for Himalayan wildfires
In spring 2021, Nepal underwent a record wildfire season in which active fires were detected
at a rate 10 times greater than the 2002–2020 average. Prior to these major wildfire events …
at a rate 10 times greater than the 2002–2020 average. Prior to these major wildfire events …
Impact of rapid urban sprawl on the local meteorological observational environment based on remote sensing images and GIS technology
Y Zhang, G Ning, S Chen, Y Yang - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rapid increases in urban sprawl affect the observational environment around
meteorological stations by changing the land use/land cover (LULC) and the anthropogenic …
meteorological stations by changing the land use/land cover (LULC) and the anthropogenic …
Pillars of Cloud‐Based Earth Observation Science Education
Earth observation (EO) is undergoing a paradigm shift with the development of cloud‐based
analytical platforms supporting EO data collection and access, parallel processing, easier …
analytical platforms supporting EO data collection and access, parallel processing, easier …
Out-migration, agricultural abandonment, and community forest management: Drivers of afforestation in privately managed land in Nepal
Nepal's forest cover nearly doubled over the last three decades. While Community Forest
(CF) management and agricultural abandonment are primary drivers of forest cover …
(CF) management and agricultural abandonment are primary drivers of forest cover …
[HTML][HTML] Forest livelihood values and management opportunities to support the agrarian transition in Nepal
There are significant changes in rural livelihoods as Nepali society passes through an
agrarian transition. Understanding those changes is fundamental to guiding approaches to …
agrarian transition. Understanding those changes is fundamental to guiding approaches to …
Identifying recurrent and persistent landslides using satellite imagery and deep learning: A 30-year analysis of the Himalaya
This paper presents a remote sensing-based method to efficiently generate multi-temporal
landslide inventories and identify recurrent and persistent landslides. We used free data …
landslide inventories and identify recurrent and persistent landslides. We used free data …
Topographic effects amplify forest disturbances detected by yearly wide-time-window Landsat time series
Z Wu, Y Li, X Xu, H Fan - GIScience & Remote Sensing, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Widespread topographic effects in remote sensing images of mountainous regions with
rugged terrain severely hinder satellite-based global land surface monitoring and change …
rugged terrain severely hinder satellite-based global land surface monitoring and change …
Land covers associated with forest expansion hot spots in the Nepal Himalaya
K Budhathoki, J Jamaludin… - Environmental …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Many regions of the Himalaya are experiencing forest expansion, signifying a widespread
forest transition across this fragile mountain system. In the Nepal Himalaya, forest expansion …
forest transition across this fragile mountain system. In the Nepal Himalaya, forest expansion …