Review
Environmental Sciences
Gordana Kaplan, Tatjana Rashid, Mateo Gasparovic, Andrea Pietrelli, Vincenzo Ferrara
Summary: This paper reviews the implementation of remote sensing in environmental monitoring of war activities and finds that wars have a significant impact on the global ecosystem, with major reasons being forest loss, oil spills, and urban growth. The findings indicate that remote sensing technology, especially middle-resolution satellite images, is extensively and successfully employed for environmental security monitoring.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Article
Biology
Amanda T. Stahl, Alexander K. Fremier, Laura Heinse
Summary: Timely and policy-relevant monitoring data are crucial for evaluating environmental policies and conservation measures. Satellite and aerial imagery can efficiently fill data gaps at low cost but are often underused in ongoing environmental monitoring. Cloud computing platforms and online image repositories provide researchers with convenient access to resources, enhancing the efficiency of environmental monitoring.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lan Thanh Ha, Wim G. M. Bastiaanssen, Gijs W. H. Simons, Ate Poortinga
Summary: Hydrological ecosystem services (HESS) emphasize the environmental value of water and the paper proposes a standard list of 17 measurable indicators for HESS. The importance of secondary benefits of water, such as purification and cooling, is often overlooked. The HESS17 framework, together with earth observation technologies, GIS, and hydrological models, can be used to evaluate water usage and land use changes.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Wanyuan Tang, Fan He, Ali Kashif Bashir, Xun Shao, Yanfen Cheng, Keping Yu
Summary: This paper proposes a remote sensing image rotation object detection method based on dynamic position information Transformer to address the problems of low accuracy and slow detection speed in existing algorithms. The method improves detection accuracy by enhancing the cross-attention operation of the decoder and iteratively updating the position information of object queries. It also improves the network's robustness for remote sensing image object detection using an image pyramid data processing method and introduces a rotating IoU matching loss function for oriented object detection to improve the accuracy of matching predicted boxes to true boxes. Experimental results on DOTA and SSDD datasets show that the proposed algorithm achieves an average detection accuracy of 73.70% and 90.3%, respectively, effectively improving the average detection accuracy of Transformer-based rotating object detection algorithms in aerial remote sensing images and providing better real-time detection performance.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Leon Biscornet, Christophe Revillion, Sylvaine Jego, Erwan Lagadec, Yann Gomard, Gildas Le Minter, Gerard Rocamora, Vanina Guernier-Cambert, Julien Melade, Koussay Dellagi, Pablo Tortosa, Vincent Herbreteau
Summary: A study in Seychelles identified environmental factors correlated with animal reservoirs distribution and Leptospira infection, finding that factors such as rainfall, elevation, and landscape fragmentation were associated with the carriage of leptospires in rats. The model developed could help decision makers implement policies affecting urban landscapes and pest control strategies to reduce human contact with Leptospira-laden rats.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Luci Lu, Ping Li, Margaret Kalacska, Brian E. Robinson
Summary: Land rental markets are growing worldwide and contribute to efficient land utilization. However, rental contracts may hinder sustainable land management. This study used participatory mapping, household surveys, and remote sensing to investigate the relationship between land tenure and ecological outcomes. The results showed that rented land parcels had worse rangeland outcomes compared to privately held parcels. The study provides important empirical evidence and a replicable workflow for integrating earth observations and survey data.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Carlo Andrea Biraghi, Daniela Carrion, Maria Antonia Brovelli
Summary: This study presents the ongoing activities of citizen science monitoring of lake water quality in the SIMILE project. The analysis of citizen science data reveals the main factors driving citizen contributions, their added value, and water quality patterns in the lakes. The study highlights the complementary nature of citizen science and the need for continuous lake water quality monitoring. The possibility of extending citizen science to neighboring lakes is also discussed.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Haiyan Gu, Yinan Wei
Summary: In some developed countries in Europe, cities are rapidly developing, but the development in my country is uneven. With the acceleration of urbanization, the balance between city development and the environmental ecosystem is challenged. Research focuses on monitoring urban environmental ecosystems using remote sensing technology, as well as optimizing studies using BP network models and ant colony algorithms.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jing Zhang, Tianyuan Zou, Yuequn Lai
Summary: The study introduces an innovative method for acquiring industrial sewage outfall data through a combination of web crawler and remote sensing interpretation technologies. Testing in the Luan River Basin confirmed the high accuracy and reliability of the method, indicating its potential successful application in other locations.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Wanzheng Ma
Summary: To improve people's quality of life, it is necessary to establish a complete outdoor environmental monitoring system. This system combines ZigBee technology and 4G technology to overcome the limitations of short-distance transmission in ZigBee technology and achieve short-distance data collection and long-distance transmission. By processing images and analyzing spectral characteristics, the pollution caused by tailings and mining areas can be detected, and an ecological restoration plan can be developed.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Qiming Qin, Zihua Wu, Tianyuan Zhang, Vasit Sagan, Zhaoxu Zhang, Yao Zhang, Chengye Zhang, Huazhong Ren, Yuanheng Sun, Wei Xu, Cong Zhao
Summary: This paper discusses the use of optical and thermal remote sensing in agricultural drought monitoring, with a focus on four categories of methods and the potential of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence in early drought detection. Future directions in agricultural drought monitoring include improving early detection, enhancing spatio-temporal resolution, integrating multi-source data, and utilizing deep learning and cloud computing for smart prediction and assessment.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Haoxuan Yu, Izni Zahidi
Summary: The over-exploitation of mineral resources has led to serious dust pollution in mines, causing negative impacts on the environment, mine workers, and nearby residents. This paper aims to review the severity of mine dust pollution, introduce its hazards, and propose monitoring measures using remote sensing technologies.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tian Zhang, Wanchang Zhang, Ruizhao Yang, Yimo Liu, Masoud Jafari
Summary: Carbon Dioxide (CO2) has been identified as a major contributor to global warming and the greenhouse effect, posing a serious threat to the well-being of the Earth and its inhabitants. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has proven to be an effective method in reducing atmospheric CO2 levels, while remote sensing technology provides a cost-effective and efficient means of monitoring CO2 leakage in storage sites to ensure project safety and effectiveness.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Hui Shang, Hui-Zhu Zhan, Wan-Kui Ni, Yang Liu, Zhi-Hui Gan, Si-Hang Liu
Summary: The exploitation of mineral resources is crucial for cost-effective construction but has also led to severe damage to the ecological environment in mining areas. This study focuses on effectively monitoring surface environmental problems in the Huinong coal mining subsidence area, Shizuishan city, Ningxia, China. Remote sensing techniques and classification methods were used to analyze the changes in the surface environment from 1979 to 2018. The results show significant changes in the coal mining subsidence area over the past 40 years.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Freddy A. Diaz-Gonzalez, Jose Vuelvas, Carlos A. Correa, Victoria E. Vallejo, D. Patino
Summary: The use of artificial intelligence techniques to process multidimensional data in agro-industrial systems can help estimate soil quality and provide information on soil management and crop conditions. However, there is currently no identified model for applying these new technologies in medium and low-scale agricultural systems.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Santiago Saura, Bastian Bertzky, Lucy Bastin, Luca Battistella, Andrea Mandrici, Gregoire Dubois
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2018)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lucy Bastin, Noel Gorelick, Santiago Saura, Bastian Bertzky, Gregoire Dubois, Marie-Josee Fortin, Jean-Francois Pekel
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Santiago Saura, Bastian Bertzky, Lucy Bastin, Luca Battistella, Andrea Mandrici, Gregoire Dubois
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Begona de la Fuente, Melanie Weynants, Bastian Bertzky, Giacomo Delli, Andrea Mandrici, Eduardo Garcia Bendito, Gregoire Dubois
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Michelle Ward, Santiago Saura, Brooke Williams, Juan Pablo Ramirez-Delgado, Nur Arafeh-Dalmau, James R. Allan, Oscar Venter, Gregoire Dubois, James E. M. Watson
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Alexandra Marques, Marine Robuchon, Stefanie Hellweg, Tim Newbold, Jutta Beher, Sebastian Bekker, Franz Essl, Daniele Ehrlich, Samantha Hill, Martin Jung, Sandra Marquardt, Francesca Rosa, Benedetto Rugani, Andres F. Suarez-Castro, Andre P. Silva, David R. Williams, Gregoire Dubois, Serenella Sala
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Begona de la Fuente, Bastian Bertzky, Giacomo Delli, Andrea Mandrici, Michele Conti, Aneta J. Florczyk, Sergio Freire, Marcello Schiavina, Lucy Bastin, Gregoire Dubois
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marine Robuchon, Sandrine Pavoine, Simon Veron, Giacomo Delli, Daniel P. Faith, Andrea Mandrici, Roseli Pellens, Gregoire Dubois, Boris Leroy
Summary: This study identifies priority species/areas for conserving global mammalian phylogenetic diversity based on targeting net positive outcomes in future projected biodiversity. The research highlights the difference between priority species/areas and loss-significant species/areas, while also emphasizing the lack of protection for these newly-identified species/areas.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Javier Martinez-Lopez, Bastian Bertzky, Simon Willcock, Marine Robuchon, Maria Almagro, Giacomo Delli, Gregoire Dubois
Summary: This study reviews methods for the biophysical characterization of terrestrial protected areas (PAs) at a global scale by means of remote sensing and provides recommendations to improve existing initiatives, emphasizing the importance of considering structural and functional attributes, integrating a broad spectrum of variables, and utilizing cloud-based platforms for large-scale characterization.
ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Marine Robuchon, Jessica da Silva, Gregoire Dubois, Rikki Gumbs, Sean Hoban, Linda Laikre, Nisha R. Owen, Andrea Perino
Summary: Genetic diversity and phylogenetic diversity are representative of species' evolutionary potential and history, and they provide most of the biodiversity benefits to humanity. However, these two aspects have been overlooked in previous biodiversity policies. With the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, we analyze how genetic diversity and phylogenetic diversity are considered and discuss how their incorporation can strengthen conservation efforts. While certain indicators could be improved, both genetic diversity and phylogenetic diversity are integral to the recently adopted framework. This represents a significant improvement compared to the previous CBD strategic plan and an unprecedented opportunity to prioritize species' evolutionary potential and history in public biodiversity policies. We urge the scientific community to seize this opportunity and enhance the conservation of species' evolutionary potential and history.
CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guido Ceccherini, Marco Girardello, Pieter S. A. Beck, Mirco Migliavacca, Gregory Duveiller, Gregoire Dubois, Valerio Avitabile, Luca Battistella, Jose I. Barredo, Alessandro Cescatti
Summary: We evaluate the effectiveness of European Protected Areas in conserving the vertical structure of forests using data from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation. Our findings show that European forests inside protected areas are on average 2m taller and more complex in vertical structure compared to nearby unprotected areas. Furthermore, forests outside protected areas exhibit greater variations in canopy height, likely due to forest management practices.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Javier Martinez-Lopez, Bastian Bertzky, Marine Robuchon, Francisco J. Bonet, Gregoire Dubois
Summary: Biophysical characterization analyses are essential for informed planning and management decisions of protected areas (PA). This study combines remote sensing and modeling to identify functional habitat types and map similar areas. New habitat diversity and irreplaceability indices allow for the comparison and ranking of PAs. The results inform PA planning, management, conservation efforts, and ecological connectivity studies.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS
(2023)
Editorial Material
Ecology
Andrew Gonzalez, Petteri Vihervaara, Patricia Balvanera, Amanda E. Bates, Elisa Bayraktarov, Peter J. Bellingham, Andreas Bruder, Jillian Campbell, Michael D. Catchen, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Jonathan Chase, Nicholas Coops, Mark J. Costello, Maria Dornelas, Gregoire Dubois, Emmett J. Duffy, Hilde Eggermont, Nestor Fernandez, Simon Ferrier, Gary N. Geller, Michael Gill, Dominique Gravel, Carlos A. Guerra, Robert Guralnick, Michael Harfoot, Tim Hirsch, Sean Hoban, Alice C. Hughes, Margaret E. Hunter, Forest Isbell, Walter Jetz, Norbert Juergens, W. Daniel Kissling, Cornelia B. Krug, Yvan Le Bras, Brian Leung, Maria Cecilia Londono-Murcia, Jean-Michel Lord, Michel Loreau, Amy Luers, Keping Ma, Anna J. Macdonald, Melodie Mcgeoch, Katie L. Millette, Zsolt Molnar, Akira S. Mori, Frank E. Muller-Karger, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Laetitia Navarro, Tim Newbold, Aidin Niamir, David Obura, Mary O'Connor, Marc Paganini, Henrique Pereira, Timothee Poisot, Laura J. Pollock, Andy Purvis, Adriana Radulovici, Duccio Rocchini, Michael Schaepman, Gabriela Schaepman-Strub, Dirk S. Schmeller, Ute Schmiedel, Fabian D. Schneider, Mangal Man Shakya, Andrew Skidmore, Andrew L. Skowno, Yayoi Takeuchi, Mao-Ning Tuanmu, Eren Turak, Woody Turner, Mark C. Urban, Nicolas Urbina-Cardona, Ruben Valbuena, Basile van Havre, Elaine Wright
Summary: The rate and extent of global biodiversity change is exceeding our capabilities in measurement, monitoring, and prediction. To address this, we propose the establishment of a global biodiversity observing system (GBiOS) that is interconnected, coordinating worldwide monitoring efforts and informing action towards international biodiversity targets.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Dorit Gross, Frederic Achard, Gregoire Dubois, Andreas Brink, Herbert H. T. Prins
REMOTE SENSING IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2018)
Article
Ecology
Nathalie Pettorelli, Henrike Schulte to Buehne, Ayesha Tulloch, Gregoire Dubois, Cate Macinnis-Ng, Ana M. Queiros, David A. Keith, Martin Wegmann, Franziska Schrodt, Marion Stellmes, Ruth Sonnenschein, Gary N. Geller, Shovonlal Roy, Ben Somers, Nicholas Murray, Lucie Bland, Ilse Geijzendorffer, Jeremy T. Kerr, Stefanie Broszeit, Pedro J. Leitao, Clare Duncan, Ghada El Serafy, Kate S. He, Julia L. Blanchard, Richard Lucas, Paola Mairota, Thomas J. Webb, Emily Nicholson
REMOTE SENSING IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2018)
