Mapping smallholder fruit plantations using optical data is challenging due to morphological
landscape heterogeneity and crop types having overlapping spectral signatures …

The environmental challenges in African drylands, including water scarcity, limited energy
access, and food shortages, are interconnected and have significant implications for the …

Low levels of agricultural productivity are associated with the persistence of food insecurity,
poverty, and other socio-economic stresses. Mapping and monitoring agricultural dynamics …

The “counter-trend” of oasification in China's arid and semi-arid regions has attracted
widespread attention against the backdrop of the rising global desertification risk, which …

The second United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG2), zero hunger, aims to
improve the productivity, food security, nutrition, and sustainability of small-scale farmers …

Under the pressure of limited arable land and increasing demand for food, improving the
quality of existing arable land has become a priority to ensure food security. The Chinese …

The rate of decline in ecosystem services has been exacerbated by inefficient and
inequitable natural resource use and management. This study analyzes the natural capital …

Soil plays a central role in the global carbon (C) cycle and the fight against climate change
as it contains the largest existing organic C stock on earth. Natural processes exacerbated …

Global change impacts including climate change, increased CO2 and nitrogen deposition
can be determined through a more precise characterisation of Land Surface Phenology …

Seasonal weather variations have a profound effect on the integrity of cohesionless soil
slopes in the Canadian Prairies owing to the prevalent semi-arid continental climate. The …