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Improved Land Monitoring to Assess Large-scale Tree Plantation Expansion and Trajectories in Northern Mozambique
Tree planting has the potential to address a wide range of environmental and economic challenges. However, planting initiatives can also do more harm than good. Characteristics such as land tenure and land use before conversion to tree plantation are key to assessing the potential risks and benefits of tree planting initiatives. Here, we present a new remote sensing technique to distinguish tree plantations from natural forests, measure plantation expansion, and specify pre-conversion land use.
Mapping Smallholder and Large-scale Cropland Dynamics with a Flexible Classification System and Pixel-based Composites in an Emerging Frontier of Mozambique
(1) Pixel-based compositing impacts classification results. (2) Median compositing performed best for disaggregating cropland by field size. (3) Textural features facilitate the separation of small- and large-scale cropland. (4) Mapping cropland scale dynamics can improve understanding of land and food systems.