Droughts can have strong environmental and socio-economic impacts in the Mediterranean
region, in particular for countries relying on rain-fed agricultural production, but also in areas …

Cities are particularly vulnerable to meteorological hazards because of the concentration of
population, goods, capital stock and infrastructure. Urban climate services require multi …

Abstract Changes in land use due to the industrial revolution, increasing population, ever-
increasing desire for economic growth is a global concern. The aforementioned changes …

Event-based landslide inventories are important for analyzing the relationship between the
intensity of the trigger (eg, rainfall, earthquake) and the density of the landslides in a …

Mangrove distribution maps are used for a variety of applications, ranging from estimates of
mangrove extent, deforestation rates, quantify carbon stocks, to modelling response to …

Among the biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) emitted by plant foliage, isoprene
is by far the most important in terms of both global emission and atmospheric impact. It is …

Land cover mapping is fundamental for national and international agencies to monitor forest
resources. However, monitoring forest disturbances by direct comparison of these maps …

The Amazon rain forest experiences the combined pressures from human-made
deforestation and progressing climate change, causing severe and potentially disruptive …

Forested areas of the world decreased by 129 million hectare during the past quarter-
century, and only 35% of remainder is primary forest. Secondary forests are therefore …

The agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sectors contribute substantially to the
net global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To reduce these emissions …