/ library resources
Showing items 1 through 9 of 17.
The humid tropics are exposed to an unprecedented modernisation of agriculture involving rapid and mixed land-use changes with contrasted environmental impacts. Afforestation is often mentioned as an unambiguous solution for restoring ecosystem services and enhancing biodiversity.
BACKGROUND: Southeast Asia presents a high diversity of Anopheles. Environmental requirements differ for each species and should be clarified because of their influence on malaria transmission potential.
Dry subtropical regions, originally hosting xerophytic vegetation, are currently characterized by diverse land cover/use patterns.
Supported by the CPWF, this two-year project titled “Valuing the role of living aquatic
resources to rural livelihoods in multiple-use, seasonally-inundated wetlands in the
Yellow River Basin of China, for improved governance” focused on linking the use of
This study aims to assess CO₂ levels in China, based on the dry air column-averaged mixing ratios of CO₂ measured by the Scanning Imaging Absorption spectrometer for Atmospheric CartograpHY (SCIAMACHY) instrument on board ENVISAT and emission inventories.
Central Asia has experienced drastic socio-economic, geopolitical, and ecological transitions within the last few decades. The USSR collapse in 1991 has led to widespread changes in land cover and land use due to economic and political transformations within the region.
Accurate quality information on cloud occurrence is of utmost importance for a wide range of remote-sensing applications and analyses.
Arid regions in Asia are commonly characterized by rapidly growing populations with limited land resources and varying rainfall frequencies under climatic change.
Northeast Asia is an area with relative concentrations of resources, a complex ecological environment pattern, and a marked human—land contrast relationship.
Land Library Search
Through our robust search engine, you can search for any item of the over 73,000 highly curated resources in the Land Library.
If you would like to find an overview of what is possible, feel free to peruse the Search Guide.