DeSurvey is a 5-year interdisciplinary research project with 39 partners from Europe and North Africa, China, and South America. It aims to develop a surveillance system to assess, monitor, and forecast desertification through understanding its systemic and dynamic nature. The project will use remote sensing, field surveys, and modeling to monitor land conditions over large areas, discriminate current from inherited desertification, and forecast impacts under climate and socioeconomic scenarios. Key outputs will include the DeSurvey system tailored for end users, case studies demonstrating its performance, and databases/tools to support desertification monitoring and training.
This document reviews applications of remote sensing tools for geo-environmental terrain assessments and territorial zoning. It discusses two main approaches - analytical and synthetic - and describes a three stage process involving terrain unit delimitation, characterization, and evaluation/classification. Several case studies demonstrate using satellite imagery texture analysis to delimit terrain units for purposes like hazard mapping and land use planning. Remotely sensed data provides new information where data is limited and allows cost-effective coverage of large areas.
2016 conservation track: a climate change vulnerability framework and intera...GIS in the Rockies
Research Planning, Inc. developed a climate change vulnerability framework and interactive visualization tool to assess vulnerability of habitats, resources, and infrastructure in Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo National Natural Park in Colombia. The framework scores sensitivity, exposure, and adaptive capacity to climate factors like sea level rise to calculate vulnerability. An interactive GIS tool allows viewing vulnerability scores and inundation levels over time under different scenarios. The tool aims to inform park management and adaptation planning.
This document discusses using GIS to evaluate and map soil erosion. It describes several GIS-based models used to estimate soil loss, including the Distributed soil erosion model, Modified USLE, Gully Surface Growth, and Gully Head Advance models. It also discusses how the RUSLE model has been integrated with GIS for soil loss estimation by using input raster files for rainfall erosivity, soil erodibility, topographic factors, crop management factors, and practice factors. Case studies are presented on evaluating soil erosion in Taita Hills, Kenya and mapping erosion risk in dam watersheds in Turkey, with findings that erosion risk decreased over time in some areas due to increased vegetation cover or conservation measures.
Lessons learned on the achievement of the Joint Program of Climate Change Adaption in the Colombian Massif (Andean Belt Constellation Biosphere Reserve - Cauca Basin) with indigenous and peasant communities to affront the effects of climate change. Presented by Luis Alfonso Ortega at the "Perth II: Global Change and the World's Mountains" conference in Perth, Scotland in September 2010.
This document discusses the applications of geospatial systems and their importance in supporting green economic development. Geospatial technologies can be used to monitor biodiversity, assess natural resource use, and measure ecological footprints across various spatial and temporal scales. The convergence of remote sensing, GIS, modeling, and other geospatial tools allows issues to be analyzed and addressed in an integrated manner from local to global levels. Geospatial systems can locate resources, identify land use patterns, monitor environmental conditions over time, and assess impacts to support sustainable resource management and linkages between development and conservation.
The document discusses the economics of land degradation and improvement. It defines key terms like land, soil, ecosystem services, land degradation, and sustainable land management. Around 25-30% of global land area is estimated to be degraded, affecting the livelihoods of many poor populations. Land degradation leads to significant economic costs and impacts food security. Addressing land degradation through sustainable land management practices can help mitigate these costs, though upfront investments are required. Economics of Land Degradation research aims to quantify these costs and benefits to inform better land use policies.
This document reviews applications of remote sensing tools for geo-environmental terrain assessments and territorial zoning. It discusses two main approaches - analytical and synthetic - and describes a three stage process involving terrain unit delimitation, characterization, and evaluation/classification. Several case studies demonstrate using satellite imagery texture analysis to delimit terrain units for purposes like hazard mapping and land use planning. Remotely sensed data provides new information where data is limited and allows cost-effective coverage of large areas.
2016 conservation track: a climate change vulnerability framework and intera...GIS in the Rockies
Research Planning, Inc. developed a climate change vulnerability framework and interactive visualization tool to assess vulnerability of habitats, resources, and infrastructure in Corales del Rosario y San Bernardo National Natural Park in Colombia. The framework scores sensitivity, exposure, and adaptive capacity to climate factors like sea level rise to calculate vulnerability. An interactive GIS tool allows viewing vulnerability scores and inundation levels over time under different scenarios. The tool aims to inform park management and adaptation planning.
This document discusses using GIS to evaluate and map soil erosion. It describes several GIS-based models used to estimate soil loss, including the Distributed soil erosion model, Modified USLE, Gully Surface Growth, and Gully Head Advance models. It also discusses how the RUSLE model has been integrated with GIS for soil loss estimation by using input raster files for rainfall erosivity, soil erodibility, topographic factors, crop management factors, and practice factors. Case studies are presented on evaluating soil erosion in Taita Hills, Kenya and mapping erosion risk in dam watersheds in Turkey, with findings that erosion risk decreased over time in some areas due to increased vegetation cover or conservation measures.
Lessons learned on the achievement of the Joint Program of Climate Change Adaption in the Colombian Massif (Andean Belt Constellation Biosphere Reserve - Cauca Basin) with indigenous and peasant communities to affront the effects of climate change. Presented by Luis Alfonso Ortega at the "Perth II: Global Change and the World's Mountains" conference in Perth, Scotland in September 2010.
This document discusses the applications of geospatial systems and their importance in supporting green economic development. Geospatial technologies can be used to monitor biodiversity, assess natural resource use, and measure ecological footprints across various spatial and temporal scales. The convergence of remote sensing, GIS, modeling, and other geospatial tools allows issues to be analyzed and addressed in an integrated manner from local to global levels. Geospatial systems can locate resources, identify land use patterns, monitor environmental conditions over time, and assess impacts to support sustainable resource management and linkages between development and conservation.
The document discusses the economics of land degradation and improvement. It defines key terms like land, soil, ecosystem services, land degradation, and sustainable land management. Around 25-30% of global land area is estimated to be degraded, affecting the livelihoods of many poor populations. Land degradation leads to significant economic costs and impacts food security. Addressing land degradation through sustainable land management practices can help mitigate these costs, though upfront investments are required. Economics of Land Degradation research aims to quantify these costs and benefits to inform better land use policies.
The document summarizes the emergence of coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP) in Texas. It discusses the Texas coastal zone and management program, identifies priorities like wetlands and hazards through a needs assessment, and proposes CMSP to develop an integrated, long-term planning strategy for coastal resources. CMSP would address issues like renewable energy siting, hazards, and habitat restoration through strategies like updating resource management codes, coordinating agencies, and engaging stakeholders. Challenges include political support, data compatibility, and managing expectations.
It is a presentation made on the actual work done on site for the selection of construction site for the dam,it can be used as well for other site suitability.
Third Workshop of the Central America, Caribbean and Mexico Soil Partnership | 20 - 22 February 2018 | Panama City, Panama
Representatives from 15 countries of Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean region analysed in Panama the key achievements of the Regional Soil Partnership and strengthened its engagement to implement their Regional Plan.
This document discusses the use of mathematical programming models to analyze issues related to land degradation. It provides an overview of previous studies that have used optimization models to simulate the effects of land use and policy decisions on soil erosion, poverty, and sustainable land management. The document then describes a specific modeling approach being used by the author to analyze the costs and benefits of afforestation on marginal croplands in Uzbekistan under conditions of uncertainty. The model analyzes land use at the field, farm, and rural household level to understand the impacts of afforestation policies on livelihoods. Preliminary results suggest afforestation can increase farm profits but additional incentives may be needed due to revenue variability, and that land use policies can indirectly
Paul Klarin Oregon Marine Spatial Planning Progress Reportriseagrant
The document provides an overview and progress report of Oregon's marine spatial planning efforts. It discusses mapping of the seafloor and areas important to fisheries. Decision support tools have been developed to overlay data on ecological resources, fisheries, beneficial uses, and other marine users. The planning process incorporates public input and identifies areas for protection, management, and development of marine renewable energy. The long history and framework for ocean planning in Oregon provides increased certainty for stakeholders while balancing uses and preserving coastal resources.
Recent presentation on assessing how U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Hurricane Sandy Resilience projects will improve community and ecosystem resilience to sea level rise, storm events and other threats. Presentation highlights development of ecological and socio-economic metrics and provides project examples, marsh restoration, beach restoration, living shorelines and aquatic connectivity (dam removal) of metrics being used to evaluate project performance.
This document outlines several applications of geographic information systems (GIS). It discusses how GIS is used in agriculture to combat the spread of pests, quantify agricultural pollution, and manage organic farming data. It also describes GIS applications in astronomy like planetary mapping, positioning using magnetic declination, and investigating magnetic field lines. Additionally, the document discusses how GIS is applied in banking to examine branch locations and market share, and capture locations of mobile transactions. Finally, it briefly mentions other uses of GIS in mapping, telephone networks, surveying, tourism, wildlife management, environmental impact assessments, and coastal zone management.
The document discusses the production of geoinformation through Earth observation. It describes the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), which coordinates global Earth observation efforts through the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). GEOSS interconnects Earth observation systems from GEO members to provide data and information to help address issues like natural disasters, health, energy, climate, water, weather, ecosystems, agriculture and biodiversity. Producing geoinformation through Earth observation requires significant work across design, implementation, processing, and delivery of data and derived information products.
The goal for pro-poor mitigation activity, is to develop a low-cost protocol to quantify greenhouse gas emissions and to identify mitigation options for smallholders at whole-farm and landscape levels. Learn more: www.ccafs.cgiar.org
Detecting and quantifying desertification in the upper east region of ghana u...Alexander Decker
The document summarizes a study that used the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to detect and quantify desertification in the Upper East Region of Ghana over a 26-year period from 1982 to 2007. NDVI data from two satellite sources (AVHRR GIMMS and Landsat TM5) was analyzed at both annual and pixel levels. The study found that while NDVI trends in Africa and the Sahel showed fluctuations likely related to rainfall, NDVI in the Upper East Region increased overall by 6.7% indicating no evidence of desertification. However, Landsat data revealed localized degradation not detected in the lower resolution GIMMS data, showing the importance of spatial resolution.
Larry Barone and Gary Martin - Leveraging a Space Agency's View Of Earth To A...Shane Mitchell
NASA collects extensive Earth observation data that can help address societal challenges like climate change. The document proposes public-private partnerships where NASA leverages its Earth science capabilities and critical information systems. NASA would partner with other organizations in new ways to provide data, science, and technologies that can help monitor issues like wildfires and pipelines, provide disaster response support, and gain situational awareness for first responders. These partnerships aim to build on NASA's core capabilities and information systems to generate innovative solutions for societal needs.
This document discusses modeling watershed dynamics using a cellular automata (CA)-Markov model approach. The objectives are to generate land use/land cover databases from satellite data over time, analyze indicators and drivers of watershed changes, derive transition matrices and suitability images, and project future watershed scenarios to 2024. The study area is a 195 square kilometer watershed in India. Land use/land cover data from 1972-2004 shows changes over time in classes like water, wetland, forest, and agriculture area. Spatial layers of soil, land use, roads, drainage, and slope are generated. The CA-Markov model will integrate Markov transition matrices with CA suitability maps to predict future watershed conditions and
This document discusses using the PESERA model to analyze soil erosion in various locations:
1) In Portugal, the PESERA model results matched fieldwork showing low erosion in mature forests but higher erosion in areas disturbed by wildfires. Prescribed burning increased erosion slightly less than wildfires.
2) In Crete, Greece, PESERA results were comparable to measured erosion rates and reflected catchment conditions.
3) Data preparation for running PESERA in other locations, like Morocco and Russia, is discussed. Maps, soil data, and climate data were used as inputs to the model.
Sustainable land management to mitigate and adapt to climate changeExternalEvents
This presentation was presented during the 1 Parallel session on Theme 2, Maintaining and/or increasing SOC stocks for climate change mitigation and adaptation and Land Degradation Neutrality, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Ms. Maria José Sanz Sanchez, from Basque Centre for Climate Change - Spain, in FAO Hq, Rome
Presented by Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (Japan) and University of the Philippines, Los Baños (Philippines) at Global Landscapes Forum Kyoto 2019
Sgp jamaica country_programme_annual_report_and_workplanGherghescu Gabriel
The document provides an annual report on activities of the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme in Jamaica from July 2007 to June 2008. 16 projects were approved totaling $458,000, focusing on biodiversity conservation, land degradation prevention, and climate change mitigation. For biodiversity, 7 projects protected over 225 hectares and 56 species. For land degradation, 8 projects used techniques like high tunnel houses and terracing across 108 hectares. For climate change, 1 project promoted renewable energy adoption. The projects engaged over 1500 community members and benefited over 40 households with livelihoods and skills training.
This presentation describes the current scenario of mine closing in India, a comparative study with other developed countries like Australia, Canada etc. and GIS based approach for proper execution according to the existing topographical conditions. It's an unconventional approach and having broad scopes to be enhanced in future.
The document discusses green infrastructure implications for the state of Tennessee. It provides definitions of green infrastructure and describes how green infrastructure can infiltrate, evapotranspire, or capture and reuse stormwater runoff to maintain natural hydrology. The document focuses on potential urban ecosystem benefits of green infrastructure such as increased infiltration, decreased erosion, and improved water quality. It examines how factors like soils, rainfall patterns, and hydrology vary across different regions in Tennessee and concludes that statewide green infrastructure policies can work if sufficient flexibility is allowed for individual sites. The document also models the impact of green infrastructure approaches like bioretention and disconnection of impervious surfaces. It finds that properly designed green infrastructure can help reduce runoff to pre-development
DSD-NL 2018 Evolutie in het leveren van ruimtelijke en temporele water gerela...Deltares
Presentatie door Arnold Dekker, SatDek, Australian National University, op de Delft-FEWS NL Gebruikersdag 2018, tijdens de Deltares Software Dagen - Editie 2018. Dinsdag, 5 juni 2018, Delft.
4. empirical approaches in eld assessments (a)LandDegradation
This document discusses empirical approaches to assessing economics of land degradation and improvement. It describes using econometric analyses to analyze drivers of land degradation by looking at small pixel levels from remote sensing data. It discusses data sources that can be used as indicators in the analyses, including wealth, population density, topography, land tenure, fertilizer use, and precipitation. These data come from sources like NASA, CIESIN, and the Climate Research Unit and can be analyzed at the pixel level and linked based on geographic location to assess land degradation trends and relationships to socioeconomic factors.
The document summarizes the emergence of coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP) in Texas. It discusses the Texas coastal zone and management program, identifies priorities like wetlands and hazards through a needs assessment, and proposes CMSP to develop an integrated, long-term planning strategy for coastal resources. CMSP would address issues like renewable energy siting, hazards, and habitat restoration through strategies like updating resource management codes, coordinating agencies, and engaging stakeholders. Challenges include political support, data compatibility, and managing expectations.
It is a presentation made on the actual work done on site for the selection of construction site for the dam,it can be used as well for other site suitability.
Third Workshop of the Central America, Caribbean and Mexico Soil Partnership | 20 - 22 February 2018 | Panama City, Panama
Representatives from 15 countries of Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean region analysed in Panama the key achievements of the Regional Soil Partnership and strengthened its engagement to implement their Regional Plan.
This document discusses the use of mathematical programming models to analyze issues related to land degradation. It provides an overview of previous studies that have used optimization models to simulate the effects of land use and policy decisions on soil erosion, poverty, and sustainable land management. The document then describes a specific modeling approach being used by the author to analyze the costs and benefits of afforestation on marginal croplands in Uzbekistan under conditions of uncertainty. The model analyzes land use at the field, farm, and rural household level to understand the impacts of afforestation policies on livelihoods. Preliminary results suggest afforestation can increase farm profits but additional incentives may be needed due to revenue variability, and that land use policies can indirectly
Paul Klarin Oregon Marine Spatial Planning Progress Reportriseagrant
The document provides an overview and progress report of Oregon's marine spatial planning efforts. It discusses mapping of the seafloor and areas important to fisheries. Decision support tools have been developed to overlay data on ecological resources, fisheries, beneficial uses, and other marine users. The planning process incorporates public input and identifies areas for protection, management, and development of marine renewable energy. The long history and framework for ocean planning in Oregon provides increased certainty for stakeholders while balancing uses and preserving coastal resources.
Recent presentation on assessing how U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Hurricane Sandy Resilience projects will improve community and ecosystem resilience to sea level rise, storm events and other threats. Presentation highlights development of ecological and socio-economic metrics and provides project examples, marsh restoration, beach restoration, living shorelines and aquatic connectivity (dam removal) of metrics being used to evaluate project performance.
This document outlines several applications of geographic information systems (GIS). It discusses how GIS is used in agriculture to combat the spread of pests, quantify agricultural pollution, and manage organic farming data. It also describes GIS applications in astronomy like planetary mapping, positioning using magnetic declination, and investigating magnetic field lines. Additionally, the document discusses how GIS is applied in banking to examine branch locations and market share, and capture locations of mobile transactions. Finally, it briefly mentions other uses of GIS in mapping, telephone networks, surveying, tourism, wildlife management, environmental impact assessments, and coastal zone management.
The document discusses the production of geoinformation through Earth observation. It describes the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), which coordinates global Earth observation efforts through the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). GEOSS interconnects Earth observation systems from GEO members to provide data and information to help address issues like natural disasters, health, energy, climate, water, weather, ecosystems, agriculture and biodiversity. Producing geoinformation through Earth observation requires significant work across design, implementation, processing, and delivery of data and derived information products.
The goal for pro-poor mitigation activity, is to develop a low-cost protocol to quantify greenhouse gas emissions and to identify mitigation options for smallholders at whole-farm and landscape levels. Learn more: www.ccafs.cgiar.org
Detecting and quantifying desertification in the upper east region of ghana u...Alexander Decker
The document summarizes a study that used the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to detect and quantify desertification in the Upper East Region of Ghana over a 26-year period from 1982 to 2007. NDVI data from two satellite sources (AVHRR GIMMS and Landsat TM5) was analyzed at both annual and pixel levels. The study found that while NDVI trends in Africa and the Sahel showed fluctuations likely related to rainfall, NDVI in the Upper East Region increased overall by 6.7% indicating no evidence of desertification. However, Landsat data revealed localized degradation not detected in the lower resolution GIMMS data, showing the importance of spatial resolution.
Larry Barone and Gary Martin - Leveraging a Space Agency's View Of Earth To A...Shane Mitchell
NASA collects extensive Earth observation data that can help address societal challenges like climate change. The document proposes public-private partnerships where NASA leverages its Earth science capabilities and critical information systems. NASA would partner with other organizations in new ways to provide data, science, and technologies that can help monitor issues like wildfires and pipelines, provide disaster response support, and gain situational awareness for first responders. These partnerships aim to build on NASA's core capabilities and information systems to generate innovative solutions for societal needs.
This document discusses modeling watershed dynamics using a cellular automata (CA)-Markov model approach. The objectives are to generate land use/land cover databases from satellite data over time, analyze indicators and drivers of watershed changes, derive transition matrices and suitability images, and project future watershed scenarios to 2024. The study area is a 195 square kilometer watershed in India. Land use/land cover data from 1972-2004 shows changes over time in classes like water, wetland, forest, and agriculture area. Spatial layers of soil, land use, roads, drainage, and slope are generated. The CA-Markov model will integrate Markov transition matrices with CA suitability maps to predict future watershed conditions and
This document discusses using the PESERA model to analyze soil erosion in various locations:
1) In Portugal, the PESERA model results matched fieldwork showing low erosion in mature forests but higher erosion in areas disturbed by wildfires. Prescribed burning increased erosion slightly less than wildfires.
2) In Crete, Greece, PESERA results were comparable to measured erosion rates and reflected catchment conditions.
3) Data preparation for running PESERA in other locations, like Morocco and Russia, is discussed. Maps, soil data, and climate data were used as inputs to the model.
Sustainable land management to mitigate and adapt to climate changeExternalEvents
This presentation was presented during the 1 Parallel session on Theme 2, Maintaining and/or increasing SOC stocks for climate change mitigation and adaptation and Land Degradation Neutrality, of the Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon that took place in Rome 21-23 March 2017. The presentation was made by Ms. Maria José Sanz Sanchez, from Basque Centre for Climate Change - Spain, in FAO Hq, Rome
Presented by Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (Japan) and University of the Philippines, Los Baños (Philippines) at Global Landscapes Forum Kyoto 2019
Sgp jamaica country_programme_annual_report_and_workplanGherghescu Gabriel
The document provides an annual report on activities of the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme in Jamaica from July 2007 to June 2008. 16 projects were approved totaling $458,000, focusing on biodiversity conservation, land degradation prevention, and climate change mitigation. For biodiversity, 7 projects protected over 225 hectares and 56 species. For land degradation, 8 projects used techniques like high tunnel houses and terracing across 108 hectares. For climate change, 1 project promoted renewable energy adoption. The projects engaged over 1500 community members and benefited over 40 households with livelihoods and skills training.
This presentation describes the current scenario of mine closing in India, a comparative study with other developed countries like Australia, Canada etc. and GIS based approach for proper execution according to the existing topographical conditions. It's an unconventional approach and having broad scopes to be enhanced in future.
The document discusses green infrastructure implications for the state of Tennessee. It provides definitions of green infrastructure and describes how green infrastructure can infiltrate, evapotranspire, or capture and reuse stormwater runoff to maintain natural hydrology. The document focuses on potential urban ecosystem benefits of green infrastructure such as increased infiltration, decreased erosion, and improved water quality. It examines how factors like soils, rainfall patterns, and hydrology vary across different regions in Tennessee and concludes that statewide green infrastructure policies can work if sufficient flexibility is allowed for individual sites. The document also models the impact of green infrastructure approaches like bioretention and disconnection of impervious surfaces. It finds that properly designed green infrastructure can help reduce runoff to pre-development
DSD-NL 2018 Evolutie in het leveren van ruimtelijke en temporele water gerela...Deltares
Presentatie door Arnold Dekker, SatDek, Australian National University, op de Delft-FEWS NL Gebruikersdag 2018, tijdens de Deltares Software Dagen - Editie 2018. Dinsdag, 5 juni 2018, Delft.
4. empirical approaches in eld assessments (a)LandDegradation
This document discusses empirical approaches to assessing economics of land degradation and improvement. It describes using econometric analyses to analyze drivers of land degradation by looking at small pixel levels from remote sensing data. It discusses data sources that can be used as indicators in the analyses, including wealth, population density, topography, land tenure, fertilizer use, and precipitation. These data come from sources like NASA, CIESIN, and the Climate Research Unit and can be analyzed at the pixel level and linked based on geographic location to assess land degradation trends and relationships to socioeconomic factors.
This document discusses soil modeling and its role in quantifying ecosystem services. It covers:
1. The definition of soil modeling as simulating all soil processes, and its importance in quantifying supporting processes like nutrient cycling and degradation processes like erosion.
2. Key concepts like natural capital, supporting processes, regulating services, and provisioning services as they relate to soil modeling and ecosystem services.
3. Challenges in soil modeling like dealing with soil heterogeneity and uncertainty across spatial and temporal scales. Modern data sources like remote sensing, pedotransfer functions, and proximal soil sensing can help address these challenges by providing model inputs.
Use of remote sensing for land cover monitoring servir science applicationsKabir Uddin
This document discusses land cover mapping using remote sensing. It provides background on land cover mapping and monitoring in the Himalayan region, where deforestation and forest degradation have been issues. Remote sensing using satellite imagery and tools like GIS allows accurate land cover mapping over large areas. The document discusses different remote sensing platforms and sensors, as well as image classification techniques including unsupervised, supervised and object-based classification. It provides examples of software used for object-based image analysis, and outlines the steps involved in land cover mapping projects using remote sensing.
Jason Caldwell from Sanborn presented on how remote sensing and GIS can support community sustainability and land use policy development through land cover mapping. Land cover mapping identifies the physical state of the landscape (e.g. vegetation, impervious surfaces, water) and can help communities with applications like watershed management, green infrastructure planning, wildfire risk assessment, and more. High resolution aerial and satellite imagery can be classified to create detailed land cover maps. These maps provide essential information for policy decisions around issues like development, environmental protection, and resource management.
Presentation Stephen Foster, GWP Senior AdviserGwp Sudamérica
This document discusses the need for adaptive and sustainable groundwater management. It begins by characterizing aquifer systems and risks. It then discusses challenges of managing groundwater in irrigated agricultural areas and the need for integrated, adaptive management policies. Case studies from Brazil, Argentina, Peru and other areas demonstrate issues like overpumping, pollution hazards and rising salinity. The document advocates for pragmatic planning frameworks, balancing community participation with administration. It stresses the importance of conjunctive use, numerical models, monitoring and financing management measures. Vertical integration and horizontal coordination are needed between different governing bodies. Urban groundwater also requires management to fill institutional voids and address impacts on infrastructure from an often overlooked resource.
This study investigated the fate of common contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) like hormones and antibiotics in soils amended with cattle or poultry manure under different application methods and timing relative to rain events. The key findings were:
1) Subsurface manure injection concentrated CECs in injection slits but reduced losses in runoff compared to surface application.
2) Most CEC losses occurred during the first rain event after application. Applying manure at least 3 days before rain reduced losses.
3) CEC concentrations generally decreased over time and with soil depth but varied spatially near injection slits.
4) The results suggest applying manure through subsurface injection several days before rain
Presentation of Andre Nassar for the "2nd Workshop on the Impact of New Technologies on the Sustainability of the Sugarcane/Bioethanol Production Cycle"
Apresentação de Marcos S. Buckeridge realizada no "2nd Workshop on the Impact of New Technologies on the Sustainability of the Sugarcane/Bioethanol Production Cycle"
Date / Data : Novr 11th - 12th 2009/
11 e 12 de novembro de 2009
Place / Local: CTBE, Campinas, Brazil
Event Website / Website do evento: http://www.bioetanol.org.br/workshop5
The document discusses assessments of soil health at large scales for evidence-based decision making. It describes the Land Degradation Surveillance Framework (LDSF), which uses spatially stratified random sampling and a hierarchical structure to assess soil health across a global network of sentinel sites. Earth observation data from satellites can provide information on soil properties and sensitivity to degradation. Assessments need quantifiable metrics that allow for hypothesis testing and be at scales relevant to farmers. They should also integrate social and ecological indicators to understand interactions between systems and resilience.
This document discusses using the Trends.Earth tool to calculate land degradation, with a focus on experiences in Latin America and the Dominican Republic. It provides background on how land degradation was previously calculated through extensive spatial analysis. Trends.Earth allows countries to calculate the three indicators of land degradation - land cover, land productivity, and soil organic carbon - more easily. The document shares an example of calculating land degradation in the Dominican Republic and promoting Trends.Earth for national reporting in Latin America.
You need to understand how water is moving (or not moving) through your soil. Gathering precise, accurate, and timely data is the first hurdle, which can be conquered with the proper instrumentation. But how do you ensure you get the most thorough and meaningful insights from every data set?
In this 30-minute webinar, METER research scientist Leo Rivera explores examples of hydraulic conductivity data you might encounter during your research and breaks down what to look for, what to avoid, and how to reach the most insightful conclusions your data has to offer.
In this webinar:
-Learn how to interpret hydraulic conductivity data
- Take a deep dive into SATURO data and how to make the most of it
- Explore data collected in the lab vs. field
- Examine impacts of land use and soil health
This document discusses the concepts of sustainability and sustainable development. It defines sustainability as exploiting resources in a way that allows for their full regeneration, and sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. It also discusses ecological footprints, environmental impact assessments (EIAs), sustainability indicators, and weaknesses of EIAs. EIAs are used to assess potential environmental impacts of major projects and determine how to limit effects to acceptable levels. However, they have weaknesses such as difficulty in comparing standards and determining study boundaries.
WAAPP-Nigeria Environmental and Social Screening presentationwaapp-nigeria
This document provides an introduction to environmental and social screening under the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP). It discusses what screening is, its purpose, and the screening procedure. Screening involves evaluating project components against environmental variables to determine if an environmental assessment is needed and what level of review. It can determine if a project is Category A, B, or C. Category A projects have significant adverse impacts, Category B have less adverse but site-specific impacts, and Category C may require an environmental impact study. The document provides an example of a screening form that evaluates environmental and social factors like protected areas, waste generation, and public consultation to classify a project.
Innovations in Soil Health Monitoring: Combining Systematic Field Assessments with Spectroscopy and Earth Observation
By Leigh Ann Winowiecki, WLE/CIFOR-ICRAF
Innovations in soil health monitoring for nature and people
From Research to Resilience
WLE webinar series
October 28, 2021
Rainwater harvesting at jamia conferneceAdil Masood
This document discusses implementing a rooftop rainwater harvesting system in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It notes that the region receives average annual rainfall of 1150 mm but areas have become paved, reducing water percolation. A rooftop system is proposed to collect and store rainwater for domestic and agricultural use. The system would help address water scarcity issues by supplementing existing sources. For the system to succeed, proper methodology is needed along with government incentives to make it affordable and adopted by local communities.
CAPFITOGEN Programme for the Strengthening of Capabilities in National Plant Genetic Resources Programmes, International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture - FAO
The document summarizes the Adapting to Climate Change in China (ACCC) project which aims to improve food security in China by linking climate adaptation and agriculture. The project uses an interdisciplinary approach across physical, biological and socioeconomic factors. It identifies vulnerabilities and risks of climate change to agriculture, water resources, and socioeconomics in three Chinese regions. Stakeholders then prioritize adaptation options. The results inform China's national and provincial climate adaptation strategies and policies.
This document provides course notes on impact identification, prediction, and evaluation for an orientation course on environmental impact assessment in Tanzania. It defines the key terms, describes common impact identification methods like checklists, matrices, and network diagrams. It also discusses impact prediction and evaluation. The goal is to introduce participants to identifying potential impacts of projects, predicting impacts, and evaluating the significance of impacts.
Session 1 - Intro to Robotic Process Automation.pdfUiPathCommunity
👉 Check out our full 'Africa Series - Automation Student Developers (EN)' page to register for the full program:
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In this session, we shall introduce you to the world of automation, the UiPath Platform, and guide you on how to install and setup UiPath Studio on your Windows PC.
📕 Detailed agenda:
What is RPA? Benefits of RPA?
RPA Applications
The UiPath End-to-End Automation Platform
UiPath Studio CE Installation and Setup
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
Introduction to Automation
UiPath Business Automation Platform
Explore automation development with UiPath Studio
👉 Register here for our upcoming Session 2 on June 20: Introduction to UiPath Studio Fundamentals: https://community.uipath.com/events/details/uipath-lagos-presents-session-2-introduction-to-uipath-studio-fundamentals/
In the realm of cybersecurity, offensive security practices act as a critical shield. By simulating real-world attacks in a controlled environment, these techniques expose vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. This proactive approach allows manufacturers to identify and fix weaknesses, significantly enhancing system security.
This presentation delves into the development of a system designed to mimic Galileo's Open Service signal using software-defined radio (SDR) technology. We'll begin with a foundational overview of both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the intricacies of digital signal processing.
The presentation culminates in a live demonstration. We'll showcase the manipulation of Galileo's Open Service pilot signal, simulating an attack on various software and hardware systems. This practical demonstration serves to highlight the potential consequences of unaddressed vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of offensive security practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure.
In our second session, we shall learn all about the main features and fundamentals of UiPath Studio that enable us to use the building blocks for any automation project.
📕 Detailed agenda:
Variables and Datatypes
Workflow Layouts
Arguments
Control Flows and Loops
Conditional Statements
💻 Extra training through UiPath Academy:
Variables, Constants, and Arguments in Studio
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1. European Commission
A Surveillance System for 6th Framework Programme:
Assessing and Monitoring Desertification Global Change & Ecosystems.
www.desurvey.net Integrated Project Contract No. 003950
DeSurvey: A Surveillance System for Assessing,
DeSurvey: A Surveillance System for Assessing,
Monitoring and Forecasting of Desertification
Monitoring and Forecasting of Desertification
•• Interdisciplinary research 2005-2010
Interdisciplinary research 2005-2010
•• 39 partners (>90 scientists),
39 partners (>90 scientists),
•• EU contribution: 7.8 M€
EU contribution: 7.8 M€
•• Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy,
Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK, Algeria, Morocco,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK, Algeria, Morocco,
Senegal,Tunisia, Chile, China,
Senegal,Tunisia, Chile, China,
DeSurvey is considering the interaction and importance of socio-economy, climate and
DeSurvey is considering the interaction and importance of socio-economy, climate and
landssystem vulnerability to land degradation
landssystem vulnerability to land degradation
2. DeSurvey objectives
DeSurvey objectives
•• Understanding of desertification in aasystemic and dynamic
Understanding of desertification in systemic and dynamic
manner;
manner;
•• Monitoring and assessment of desertification and land
Monitoring and assessment of desertification and land
degradation status over large areas using objective and
degradation status over large areas using objective and
reproducible methods, including diagnosis of driving forces;
reproducible methods, including diagnosis of driving forces;
•• Discriminating between current and inherited desertification, and
Discriminating between current and inherited desertification, and
the identifying of desertification hot spots;
the identifying of desertification hot spots;
•• Forecasting of desertification under selected climatic and socio-
Forecasting of desertification under selected climatic and socio-
economic scenarios;
economic scenarios;
•• Bridging the gap between scientific knowledge generated by the
Bridging the gap between scientific knowledge generated by the
project on the processes underlying desertification and the
project on the processes underlying desertification and the
practice of formulating policy and management action to detect,
practice of formulating policy and management action to detect,
prevent and resolve desertification risks.
prevent and resolve desertification risks.
3. DeSurvey modelling approach
DeSurvey modelling approach
•• Spatially explicit cellular modelling of climate and socio-economic forcing
Spatially explicit cellular modelling of climate and socio-economic forcing
impacts on land condition and land claims in land use systems. A feedback
impacts on land condition and land claims in land use systems. A feedback
loop between land condition and land use spatial allocation will enable
loop between land condition and land use spatial allocation will enable
dynamic time projections.
dynamic time projections.
•• Predator-prey based systems modelling of Land Use Systems Vulnerability.
Predator-prey based systems modelling of Land Use Systems Vulnerability.
4. Operating modules
•• Climate forcing.
Climate forcing. •• Water resources condition
Water resources condition
assessment.
assessment.
•• Socio-economic forcing.
Socio-economic forcing.
•• Data and information systems.
Data and information systems.
•• Land-use systems vulnerability.
Land-use systems vulnerability.
•• Integration and validation.
Integration and validation.
•• Ground-based land condition
Ground-based land condition
assessment and forecasting.
assessment and forecasting. •• Innovation related activities.
Innovation related activities.
•• Integrated remote sensing and
Integrated remote sensing and •• Project monitoring, evaluation,
Project monitoring, evaluation,
geomatics approaches for the
geomatics approaches for the contingency planning and
contingency planning and
assessment and monitoring of
assessment and monitoring of management
management
land surface conditions.
land surface conditions.
•• Training, demonstrations
Training, demonstrations
5. DeSurvey spatial resolutions
DeSurvey spatial resolutions
The DeSurvey System will be designed to run at
The DeSurvey System will be designed to run at
three spatial resolution levels:
three spatial resolution levels:
•• (i) Coarse resolutions (~ 8 km or province-NUT
(i) Coarse resolutions (~ 8 km or province-NUT
equivalents) for preliminary surveys at the global-
equivalents) for preliminary surveys at the global-
multi national regional scale;
multi national regional scale;
•• (ii) Standard resolutions (~ 1 km) for national-sub
(ii) Standard resolutions (~ 1 km) for national-sub
national regional applications;
national regional applications;
•• (iii) Fine resolutions (~ 30 m) for local applications.
(iii) Fine resolutions (~ 30 m) for local applications.
6. EU DeSurvey research target areas
EU DeSurvey research target areas
Target areas of moderate size (~ 1000 –
Target areas of moderate size (~ 1000 –
5000 km22)are selected and used for three
5000 km ) are selected and used for three
purposes:
purposes:
•• (i) development and parameterisation of
(i) development and parameterisation of
models that evaluate land use and land
models that evaluate land use and land
degradation changes as well as vulnerability
degradation changes as well as vulnerability
of land use systems to desertification;
of land use systems to desertification;
•• (ii) validation of the DESURVEY
(ii) validation of the DESURVEY
surveillance and assessment procedures,
surveillance and assessment procedures,
and;
and;
•• (iii) demonstration of the DESURVEY
(iii) demonstration of the DESURVEY
System’s performance.
System’s performance.
7. Desertification Indicator(s) ?
Desertification Indicator(s) ?
Dear members of DeSurvey,
Dear members of DeSurvey,
Desertification is defined by the UN as land N=65*2
degradation in arid, semi arid the UN as land
Desertification is defined by and sub-humid
lands. Degradation impliesarid and sub-humid
degradation in arid, semi the reduction of the
resource potential ofimplies the reduction of the
lands. Degradation the landscape through
different processes.of the landscape through
resource potential
different processes.
Assume desertification can be described
Assume desertification can be described
numerically through system dynamics modelling
in terms of aathrough systemstock" withmodelling
numerically key "resource stock" with inflows
dynamics
in terms of key "resource inflows
(growth/production/ reproduction) and outflows
(growth/production/ reproduction) and outflows
(consumption of resources).
(consumption of resources).
A higher consumption (outflow) than production A) Soil water storage
A) Soil water storage
(inflow) may lead to some kind of than production
A higher consumption (outflow) system crash
B) Ground water storage
or at least to alead to someresource reproduction
(inflow) may decreasing kind of system crash B) Ground water storage
andataleast to a decreasing resource reproduction
or a reduced potential, possibly involving C) Soil (erosion modelling, e.g. soil depth &/or
C) Soil (erosion modelling, e.g. soil depth &/or
and reduced potential, possibly involving
accelerated land degradation. nutrient status ) )
accelerated land degradation. nutrient status
D) Green & woody biomass (natural & crops
This may take place through the development of D) Green & woody biomass (natural & crops
productivity)
one or several feed back loops reinforcing the of
This may take place through the development productivity)
degradation/desertification to aareinforcing itit will
one or several feed back loops level where the
degradation/desertification to level where will
be difficult to stop.
E) Vegetation fractional cover (canopy and field
E) Vegetation fractional cover (canopy and field
be difficult to stop. cover)
cover)
Assume YOU have to do the modelling and that F) Human population
F) Human population
YOU haveYOUpick THEdo the modelling andthat
Assume to pick THE key variable (stock) that
have to that
G) Household income
YOU have toa surrogate forvariable (stock)
key desertification!
would act as a surrogate for desertification! G) Household income
would act as H) Rural/urban standard of living
H) Rural/urban standard of living
Which variable would you choose?
Which variable would you choose? I)I) Livestock density
Livestock density
J) I I have no idea what you are talking about
J) have no idea what you are talking about
K) Suggested alternatives...(desertification is aa
K) Suggested alternatives...(desertification is
syndrome…
syndrome…
8. System Dynamic
System Dynamic
Conceptual Model of
Conceptual Model of
Desertification (LU)
Desertification (LU)
Predator-Prey based approach
Predator-Prey based approach
9. RIKS’ Cellular Automata Land Use Change Model to allocate growth to the
individual 1 km plot
Land use change is modelled;
EU-Region consists of a grid with
+/- 4 million 1 km2 cells;
Overall growth and land claim of each
land use function is determined at
NUTS 3 level
Neighbourhood 8 cell-radius, 196
cells;
Identical and coupled CA models, 1
per NUTS 3 region;
Max. 32 land-use classes, some
dynamic, some static;
Indikatoren
CA develops in a space defined by
Suitability, Zoning and Infrastructure.
Zeitliche
Veränderungen
Spezielle
Forschungs- RIKS
aspekte research institute for knowledge
systems
1989 2030
Social & economic macro- and micro- processes drive land condition models
Social & economic macro- and micro- processes drive land condition models
10. PESERA/RDI (1 km) & PATTERN-LEIS (30-100 m) Land Condition Modelling
PESERA/RDI (1 km) & PATTERN-LEIS (30-100 m) Land Condition Modelling
11. Current climate:
January
Expected changes in erosion due to global climate changes:
More erosion, especially in Winter if land use is unchanged
Hadley Centre 2080
scenario: January
12. MEDOKADS, NASA/GIMMS,
MEDOKADS, NASA/GIMMS,
TERRA/MODIS (250, 500,1k),
TERRA/MODIS (250, 500,1k),
Pathfinder, Landsat, NDVI time
Pathfinder, Landsat, NDVI time
series for biomass anomaly trend
series for biomass anomaly trend
studies with climate analysis
studies with climate analysis
NDVI (AVHRR) and rainfall
NDVI (AVHRR) and rainfall
(GPCP, 2.50, ,~275 km) anomalies
(GPCP, 2.50 ~275 km) anomalies
for 55random years during the
for random years during the
1982 to 2002 period.
1982 to 2002 period.
Lund university-07
13. Linear trends in vegetation
Linear trends in vegetation
productivity for the period 1982 to
productivity for the period 1982 to
2002 based on annual integrated NDVI
2002 based on annual integrated NDVI
values. The trend is expressed as
values. The trend is expressed as
percentages i.e. the relative difference
percentages i.e. the relative difference
between the start and the end value of
between the start and the end value of
the linear trend.
the linear trend.
Map of the correlation coefficients of
Map of the correlation coefficients of
NDVI anomalies with Rainfall
NDVI anomalies with Rainfall
anomalies for the period 1982 to 2002.
anomalies for the period 1982 to 2002.
Lund university-07
14. Spatio-temporal Indicators, High resolution data, Univ of Trier
Veg.
[%]
1997
y = a + b*x
year
1994
1993
1991
Satellite-
Estimated 1989
Vegetation
Abundance 1972
uh-07
15. DeSurvey outputs
DeSurvey outputs
The main outputs of the project will be:
The main outputs of the project will be:
•• DeSurvey Desertification Surveillance system tailored to end-
DeSurvey Desertification Surveillance system tailored to end-
user information needs.
user information needs.
•• Application examples of desertification assessment and its
Application examples of desertification assessment and its
performance at national scales in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece.
performance at national scales in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece.
•• Application examples of desertification assessment and its
Application examples of desertification assessment and its
performance at the sub-national scales in 5 European areas and in
performance at the sub-national scales in 5 European areas and in
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, China and Chile.
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, China and Chile.
•• Algorithms for deriving system-based indicators of discontinuities
Algorithms for deriving system-based indicators of discontinuities
and breakpoints in the expected trajectories of threatened areas.
and breakpoints in the expected trajectories of threatened areas.
•• Databases and information systems to run DESURVEY in the afore-
Databases and information systems to run DESURVEY in the afore-
mentioned areas.
mentioned areas.
•• Two courses for increasing capacity of postgraduate specialists in
Two courses for increasing capacity of postgraduate specialists in
desertification surveillance and training them in DESURVEY
desertification surveillance and training them in DESURVEY
implementation and use.
implementation and use.
16. DeSurvey core products; end of 2007
DeSurvey core products; end of 2007
•• A monitoring system based on spatially
A monitoring system based on spatially
distributed one-a- time land condition
distributed one-a- time land condition
assessment repeated through time (remote
assessment repeated through time (remote
sensing & field surveys; socio-economy/land use
sensing & field surveys; socio-economy/land use
and biomass)
and biomass)
•• A forecasting system delivering time
A forecasting system delivering time
projections of spatially distributed land condition
projections of spatially distributed land condition
(i.e. economy driven land condition modelling;
(i.e. economy driven land condition modelling;
land use & erosion)
land use & erosion)
•• An assessment of stability conditions of the
An assessment of stability conditions of the
desertification syndromes occurring in the areas
desertification syndromes occurring in the areas
of interest (i.e. ”predator-prey” based system
of interest (i.e. ”predator-prey” based system
dynamic modelling of vulnerability, stress,
dynamic modelling of vulnerability, stress,
equilibrium conditions & desertification)
equilibrium conditions & desertification)
17. DeSurvey complementary needs: Additional partners to represent and validate
all syndromes; additional focus on bio-diversity and socio-economy
Prepared plans & partners: Sudan, Argentina, Niger, Uzbekistan, South Africa, China