Search Results - "Earth"
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A global spectral library to characterize the world’s soil
Published 2016“…We also hope that use of the database will deepen our understanding of soil so that we might sustainably manage it and extend the research outcomes of the soil, earth and environmental sciences towards applications that we have not yet dreamed of.…”
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Índices climáticos de precipitación y temperatura de San José de Metán, Salta, Argentina
Published 2022“…El objetivo del trabajo es obtener índices climáticos de precipitación y temperatura propuestos por Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI) y analizar sus tendencias en la localidad de San José de Metán, provincia de Salta, período 1982-2020, con datos diarios del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN) y, sensores remotos utilizando Google Earth Engine. El tratamiento de los datos del SMN revelan un alto porcentaje de faltantes. …”
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The International Conference on Climate Services 6: Advancing the knowledge and practice of climate services for climate resilience
Published 2020“…The event, which took place at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), was supported by India's Ministry of Earth Sciences, the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). …”
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Out of fire disaster: dynamics of livelihood strategies of rural community on peatland use and management
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Characterizing and Evaluating Integrated Landscape Initiatives
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How can we respond to the climate security crisis Latin America?
Published 2021“…The Latin America and Caribbean region as a whole is the most violent region on earth, according to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP 2021).…”
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A time to change direction
Published 2023“…Colfer and Prabhu build on concerns highlighted in the Glasgow Leaders Declaration on Forests and Land Use, recognizing the ‘wickedness’ of climate change and other problems bedeviling the Earth and its peoples. This chapter, in response, argues for the use of collaborative, bottom-up approaches where learning and adaptation are central features. …”
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Fragmentation in semi-arid and arid landscapes: consequences for human and natural systems
Published 2008“…The global significance of the world’s rangelands is large, with these arid and semi-arid systems making up almost 25% of the earth’s landscapes – and supporting the livelihoods of more than 20 million people. …”
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Prioritizing sustainable use in the Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framework
Published 2023“…In late 2021, a range of experts from around the world came together through GEOBON and the bioDiscovery program of Future Earth to provide expert input to the Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framework (GBF)—the new strategic framework under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) that will guide interventions to conserve biodiversity and ecosystem services for the next 3 decades. …”
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Small reservoirs in the northern regions of Ghana and their vulnerability to drying
Published 2023“…This study investigates the dynamics and susceptibility to drying of small reservoirs in Northern Ghana, leveraging advanced machine learning and remote sensing techniques through Google Earth Engine. It aims to map these reservoirs, evaluate their extent, and analyze water availability during dry seasons, crucial for understanding water resource potential for aquaculture and supporting food security goals under the CGIAR Initiative on Aquatic Foods. …”
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Quantitative assessment of agricultural sustainability reveals divergent priorities among nations
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Use of time series normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) to monitor fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) damage on maize production systems in Africa
Published 2023“…The study employed the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) computed from Landsat 8 imagery using the Google Earth Engine (GEE) using image composites for the years 2013 to 2020 for the study areas. …”
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Impacts of climate change and the end of deforestation on land use in the Brazilian legal amazon
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