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DESCRIPTION:The biodiversity and resilience of ecosystems are increasingly 
 threatened by land degradation\, which affects food security and climate s
 tability drastically by reducing the overall productivity in ecosystems. I
 t is important to identify the difference between anthropogenic degradatio
 n such as deforestation\, intensive agriculture\, and urbanization\, and n
 atural climate variability. In this context\, Earth Observation (EO) datas
 ets offer significant capability for the detection of land degradation pat
 terns on a global scale and their biophysical underpinnings\, and climate 
 interactions. The purpose of this study is to utilize EO datasets to monit
 or land degradation\, by combining a satellite-based datacube of spectral 
 indices together with primary productivity\, biophysical indicators\, and 
 climate factors. Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) is one of the fundamenta
 l indicators of how well the ecosystem is functioning and is directly rela
 ted to vegetation indices\, such as NDVI and EVI\, and the fraction of abs
 orbed photosynthetically active radiation (fAPAR)\, which together provide
  insight into vegetation health and biomass dynamics. The integration of c
 limate data\, particularly soil moisture\, precipitation\, and temperature
 \, with productivity maps aids in differentiating the changes caused by na
 tural climate cycles and human-induced degradation. By identifying areas w
 here productivity declines\, we can detect possible human influences in si
 tuations where climate conditions alone cannot explain the observed variat
 ions. The goal of this integrated framework is to highlight the value of E
 O-derived GPP and related metrics for detecting\, monitoring\, and managin
 g land degradation\, ultimately supporting sustainable land use policies a
 nd climate resilience efforts globally.
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LOCATION:HugoTECH
SUMMARY:Tracing the Roots of Land Degradation: EO-Based Identification of C
 limate and Anthropogenic Drivers - Mustafa Serkan Isik
URL:https://pretalx.earthmonitor.org/soil-health-now-2025/talk/H8YATD/
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