Limited awareness of environmental remote sensing’s potential ability to support environmental policy development constrains the technology’s utilization. This paper reviews the potential of earth observation from the perspective of environmental policy. A literature review of “remote sensing and...
Leeuw, Jan de
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Georgiadou, Y.
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Kerle, N.
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Gier, A. de
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Inoue, Y.
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Ferwerda, J.
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Smies, M.
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Narantuya, D.
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[The function of remote sensing in support of environmental policy]
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The function of remote sensing in support of environmental policy
This paper examines the effects of wildlife tourism-based payments for ecosystem services (PES) on poverty, wealth inequality and the livelihoods of herders in the Maasai Mara Ecosystem in south-western Kenya. It uses the case of Olare Orok Conservancy PES programme in which pastoral landowners h...
Osano, P.M.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Kaelo, D.
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Schomers, S.
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Birner, R.
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Ogutu, J.
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[Why keep lions instead of livestock? Assessing wildlife-tourism based payment for ecosystem services involving herders in the Maasai Mara, Kenya]
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Why keep lions instead of livestock? Assessing wildlife-tourism based payment for ecosystem services involving herders in the Maasai Mara, Kenya
The use of enclosures has globally gained popularity as an effective strategy to enhance soil carbon sequestration, but empirical evidence is lacking particularly in arid and semi-arid rangelands of Africa. This study addressed the effectiveness of long-term (15–37 years old) enclosures in enhanc...
Feyisa, K.
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Beyene, S.
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Angassa, A.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Abebe, A.
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Megersa, B.
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[Effects of enclosure management on carbon sequestration, soil properties and vegetation attributes in East African rangelands]
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Effects of enclosure management on carbon sequestration, soil properties and vegetation attributes in East African rangelands
This study analyses possible relationships between natural processes taking place in savannas and the tree patterns found in savannas. This can lead to new hypotheses about which processes are driving savanna physiognomy. To do so tree patterns were quantified for African savannas from historical...
Groen, T.A.
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Langevelde, F. van
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Vijver, C.A.D.M. van de
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Raad, A.L. de
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Prins, H.H.T.
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[A continental analysis of correlations between tree patterns in African savannas and human and environmental variables]
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A continental analysis of correlations between tree patterns in African savannas and human and environmental variables
The fire severity of the 2013–2014 fire season within Sudanian ecosystems in Burkina Faso was evaluated from Landsat 8 images using derivatives of the Normalized Burn Ratio algorithm (NBR). The relationship between the image-derived severity and the field observed severity i.e. Composite Burn Ind...
Musyimi, Z.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Zida, D.
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Udelhoven, T.
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Savadogo, P.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Aynekulu, Ermias
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[Evaluating fire severity in Sudanian ecosystems of Burkina Faso using Landsat 8 satellite images]
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Evaluating fire severity in Sudanian ecosystems of Burkina Faso using Landsat 8 satellite images
Keshkamat, S.S.
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Tsendbazar, N.E.
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Zuidgeest, M.H.P.
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Veen, A. van der
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Leeuw, Jan de
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[The environmental impact of not having paved roads in Arid regions: An example from Mongolia]
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The environmental impact of not having paved roads in Arid regions: An example from Mongolia