Mountain societies in developing and low-income countries are highly vulnerable to the
impacts of climate change, which can severely threaten their livelihoods. The situation of …

Deforestation has become a major cause of climate change, and as a result, both
characterizing the drivers and estimating segmentation maps of deforestation have piqued …

Abstract Information about forest stand species distribution is essential for biodiversity
modelling, forest disturbances, fire hazard and drought monitoring, biomass and carbon …

Accurate information regarding forest tree species composition is useful for a wide range of
applications, both for forest management and scientific research. Remote sensing is an …

Agricultural land abandonment is a common land-use change, making the accurate
mapping of both location and timing when agricultural land abandonment occurred …

Cropland abandonment is a widespread land-use change, but it is difficult to monitor with
remote sensing because it is often spatially dispersed, easily confused with spectrally similar …

The Landsat archive is one of the richest Earth observation datasets available and provides
long-term data at fairly high temporal and spatial resolution globally. Temporal aggregation …

Abstract Forest Change Detection (FCD) is a critical component of natural resource
monitoring and conservation strategies, enabling informed decision-making. Various …

Infrastructure development is a leading driver of forest cover loss in the tropics, resulting in a
significant decrease in biodiversity. With recent advancements in digital image processing …

Mountainous regions are changing rapidly across the world due to both land-use change
and climate change. Given the importance of mountainous regions for ecosystem services …