Artificial intelligence, systemic risks, and sustainability

V Galaz, MA Centeno, PW Callahan, A Causevic… - Technology in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Automated decision making and predictive analytics through artificial intelligence, in
combination with rapid progress in technologies such as sensor technology and robotics are …

Monitoring biodiversity loss in rapidly changing Afrotropical ecosystems: an emerging imperative for governance and research

AO Achieng, GB Arhonditsis… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Africa is experiencing extensive biodiversity loss due to rapid changes in the environment,
where natural resources constitute the main instrument for socioeconomic development and …

Monitoring the spatial spillover effects of urbanization on water, built-up land and ecological footprints in sub-Saharan Africa

Y Kassouri - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the considerable attention given to the environmental implications of urbanization,
evidence on the role of urbanization in the ongoing biodiversity loss lacks from an African …

[HTML][HTML] How to monitor the 'success' of agricultural sustainability: A perspective

L Schreefel, RE Creamer, HHE van Zanten… - Global Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Global food security is threatened by widespread degradation of agricultural land and
associated loss of ecosystem services. In response, farming approaches such as …

Drowning in data, thirsty for information and starved for understanding: A biodiversity information hub for cooperative environmental monitoring in South Africa

S MacFadyen, N Allsopp, R Altwegg, S Archibald… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The world is firmly cemented in a notitian age (Latin: notitia, meaning data)–drowning in
data, yet thirsty for information and the synthesis of knowledge into understanding. As …

Sustainability challenges in sub-Saharan Africa in the context of the sustainable development goals (SDGs)

D Juju, G Baffoe, R Dam Lam, A Karanja… - … Challenges in Sub …, 2020 - Springer
Despite significant progress over the past decades, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains the
poorest and least developed region in the world. High levels of poverty, food insecurity and …

A temporospatial assessment of environmental quality in urbanizing Ethiopia

J Sun, Y Hu, Y Li, L Weng, H Bai, F Meng… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global environmental quality has been negatively affected by urbanization, particularly
vulnerable in the Sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, understanding the underlying mechanism …

Land use changes threaten bird taxonomic and functional diversity across the Mediterranean basin: a spatial analysis to prioritize monitoring for conservation

J Fusco, E Walker, J Papaïx, M Debolini… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Land use changes rank among the highest threats to biodiversity, but assessment of their
ecological impact is impaired by data paucity in vast regions of the world. For birds, land use …

Estimating occupancy of Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) in a protected and non‐protected area of Nepal

S Sharma, HP Sharma, C Chaulagain… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Chinese pangolin is the world's most heavily trafficked small mammal for luxury food and
traditional medicine. Although their populations are declining worldwide, it is difficult to …

Spatial distribution of tree species composition and carbon stock in Tozi tropical dry forest, Sinnar State, Sudan

EHE YASIN, B MULYANA - Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, 2022 - smujo.id
Yasin EHE, Mulyana B. 2022. Spatial distribution of tree species composition and carbon
stock in Tozi tropical dry forest, Sinnar State, Sudan. Biodiversitas 23: 2359-2368. Dryland …