Browsing Research Articles (Future Africa) by Author "Mbow, Cheikh"

Browsing Research Articles (Future Africa) by Author "Mbow, Cheikh"

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  • The contribution of trees outside of forests to landscape carbon and climate change mitigation in West Africa 
    Mbow, Cheikh; Skole, David L.; Samek, Jay H.; Dieng, Moussa; Mbow, Cheikh (MDPI, 2021-11-28)
    While closed canopy forests have been an important focal point for land cover change monitoring and climate change mitigation, less consideration has been given to methods for large scale measurements of trees outside of ...
  • Direct measurement of forest degradation rates in Malawi : toward a national forest monitoring system to support REDD+ 
    Skole, David L.; Samek, Jay H.; Mbow, Cheikh; Chirwa, Michael; Ndalowa, Dan; Tumeo, Tangu; Kachamba, Daud; Kamoto, Judith; Chioza, Alfred; Kamangadazi, Francis (MDPI, 2021-04-01)
    Spatial time-series measurements of forest degradation rates are important for estimating national greenhouse gas emissions but have been challenging for open forests and woodlands. This lack of quantitative data on forest ...
  • Exploring wildfire occurrence : local farmers’ perceptions and adaptation strategies in Central Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa 
    Kouassi, Jean-Luc; Wandan, Narcisse; Mbow, Cheikh (Taylor and Francis, 2022)
    Wildfires are an important ecological threat in Côte d’Ivoire with the northern half the most affected zone. This study assessed farmers’ perception of wildfire occurrence in the N’Zi River Watershed and compared this ...
  • Global environmental change : 30 years of interdisciplinary research on the human and policy dimensions of environmental change 
    Brondizio, Eduardo S.; Lemos, Maria Carmen; Guan, Dabo; Jennings, Neil; Mbow, Cheikh; Nagendra, Harini; Tschakert, Petra (Elsevier, 2021-11)
    In their 2010 Global Environmental Change (GEC) 20th Anniversary editorial, Neil Adger, Kate Brown and Mike Hulme noted that “the crisis of the environment is more acute, more intransigent and more widespread than ever, ...
  • Land resources opportunities for a growing prosperity in the Sahel 
    Mbow, Cheikh; Halle, Mark; Fadel, Rabih El; Thiaw, Ibrahim (Elsevier, 2021-02)
    The negative image of the Sahel is a stranglehold on the great potential for development in the region. A more balanced narrative can trigger action for a productive Sahel and can be based on innovative approaches and ...
  • Landscape heterogeneity analysis using geospatial techniques and a priori knowledge in Sahelian agroforestry systems of Senegal 
    Ndao, Babacar; Leroux, Louise; Gaetano, Raffaele; Diouf, Abdoul Aziz; Soti, Valerie; Begue, Agnes; Mbow, Cheikh; Sambou, Bienvenu (Elsevier, 2021-06)
    Agroforestry plays a pivotal role for Sahelian communities by allowing simultaneous improvement of food security and conservation of natural ecosystems and their biodiversity. However, agroforestry systems (AFSs) are ...
  • Predictive modeling of wildfire occurrence and damage in a tropical savanna ecosystem of West Africa 
    Kouassi, Jean-Luc; Wandan, Narcisse; Mbow, Cheikh (MDPI, 2020-08-12)
    Wildfires are a major environmental, economic, and social threat. In Central Côte d’Ivoire, they are among the biggest environmental and forestry problems during the dry season. National authorities do not have tools and ...
  • Ten new insights in climate science 2022 
    Mbow, Cheikh; Martin, Maria A.; Boakye, Emmanuel A.; Boyd, Emily; Broadgate, Wendy; Bustamante, Mercedes; Canadell, Josep G.; Carr, Edward R.; Chu, Eric K.; Cleugh, Helen; Csevár, Szilvia; Daoudy, Marwa; De Bremond, Ariane; Dhimal, Meghnath; Ebi, Kristie L.; Edwards, Clea; Fuss, Sabine; Girardin, Martin P.; Glavovic, Bruce; Hebden, Sophie; Hirota, Marina; Hsu, Huang-Hsiung; Huq, Saleemul; Ingold, Karin; Johannessen, Ola M.; Kameyama, Yasuko; Kumarasinghe, Nilushi; Langendijk, Gaby S.; Lissner, Tabea; Lwasa, Shuaib; Machalaba, Catherine; Maltais, Aaron; Mathai, Manu V.; Mbow, Cheikh; McNamara, Karen E.; Mukherji, Aditi; Murray, Virginia; Mysiak, Jaroslav; Okereke, Chukwumerije; Ospina, Daniel; Otto, Friederike; Prakash, Anjal; Pulhin, Juan M.; Raju, Emmanuel; Redman, Aaron; Rigaud, Kanta K.; Rockstrom, Johan; Roy, Joyashree; Schipper, E. Lisa F.; Schlosser, Peter; Schulz, Karsten A.; Schumacher, Kim; Schwarz, Luana; Scown, Murray; Sedova, Barbora; Siddiqui, Tasneem A.; Singh, Chandni; Sioen, Giles B.; Stammer, Detlef; Steinert, Norman J.; Suk, Sunhee; Sutton, Rowan; Thalheimer, Lisa; Van Aalst, Maarten; Van der Geest, Kees; Zhao, Zhirong Jerry (Cambridge University Press, 2022-11)
    NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY. We summarize what we assess as the past year’s most important findings within climate change research: limits to adaptation, vulnerability hotspots, new threats coming from the climate–health ...