Abstract In Latin America, the cultivation of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) plays a critical
role in rural livelihoods, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development. Over the …

The coffee sector is working towards sector-wide commitments for sustainable production.
Yet, knowledge of where coffee is cultivated and its environmental impact remains limited, in …

Forest dynamics in the Latin American tropics now take directions that no one would have
predicted a decade ago. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has dropped by over 80 …

Land use classification is often the first step in land use studies and thus forms the basis for
many earth science studies. In this paper, we focus on low-cost techniques for combining …

This paper presents a site suitability model for growing coffee in the island of Jamaica and
how it can be used to assist the development of the Jamaican coffee industry as it seeks to …

This study aimed at characterizing land cover dynamics for four decades in Eastern Mau
forest and Lake Nakuru basin, Kenya. The specific objectives were to:(i) identify and map the …

The assessment of habitat quality plays an important role in the effective conservation of
wetland biodiversity. The Yellow River Delta Wetland is located in the intertwining zone of …

Land-use change, a major driver of biodiversity loss and ecosystem service degradation, is
caused by intertwined local and regional forces that shape human-environment interactions …

Understanding changes in habitat quality and the driving forces of these changes at
landscape scales is a critical part of effective ecosystem management. The present study …

Land use and land cover (LULC) changes caused by human activities have strong
influences on regional environment. Land surface temperate plays an important role in …