Drivers of land-use change

Mapping cropland-use intensity across Europe using MODIS NDVI time series
Global agricultural production will likely need to increase in the future due to population growth, changing diets, and the rising …
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Reconciling agriculture, carbon and biodiversity in a savannah transformation frontier
Rapidly rising populations and likely increases in incomes in sub-Saharan Africa make tens of millions of hectares of cropland …
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Recultivation of abandoned agricultural lands in Ukraine: Patterns and drivers
The recent rise in agricultural commodity prices and the expectation that high price will persist have triggered a wave of farmland …
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Representing composition, spatial structure and management intensity of European agricultural landscapes: A new typology
Comprehensive maps that characterize the variation in agricultural landscapes across Europe are lacking. In this paper we present a new …
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The driving forces of landscape change in Europe: A systematic review of the evidence
Over the past decades, landscapes worldwide have experienced changes (e.g., urbanization, agricultural intensification, expansion of …
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The Emerging Soybean Production Frontier in Southern Africa: Conservation Challenges and the Role of South-South Telecouplings
Soybean expansion has been a strong driver of deforestation and biodiversity loss in South America (SAM). Here, we highlight strong …
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The impacts of warfare and armed conflict on land systems
Land-use decisions can change abruptly in response to shocks, and warfare and armed conflicts are among the most drastic and globally …
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Archetypical patterns and trajectories of land systems in Europe
Assessments of land-system change have dominantly focused on conversions among broad land-use categories, whereas intensity changes …
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Conservation and conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo: The impacts of warfare, mining, and protected areas on deforestation
Tropical forests provide critical ecosystem services worldwide. Nonetheless, ongoing agricultural expansion, timber extraction, and …
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Exploring ecosystem-change and society through a landscape lens: recent progress in European landscape research
Landscapes are closely linked to human well-being, but they are undergoing rapid and fundamental change. Understanding the societal …
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