A new conceptual framework for integrating earth observation in large-scale wetland management in East Africa

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dc.creatorSteinbach, S.
dc.creatorCornish, N.
dc.creatorFranke, J.
dc.creatorHentze, K.
dc.creatorStrauch, A.
dc.creatorThonfeld, F.
dc.creatorZwart, Sander J.
dc.creatorNelson, A.
dc.date2021-10
dc.date2021-10-14T04:32:57Z
dc.date2021-10-14T04:32:57Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:24:02Z
dc.descriptionWetlands are abundant across the African continent and provide a range of ecosystem services on different scales but are threatened by overuse and degradation. It is essential that national governments enable and ensure the sustainable use of wetland resources to maintain these services in the long run. As informed management decisions require reliable, up-to-date, and large coverage spatial data, we propose a modular Earth observation-based framework for the geo-localisation and characterization of wetlands in East Africa. In this study, we identify four major challenges in spatial data supported wetland management and present a framework to address them. We then apply the framework comprising Wetland Delineation, Surface Water Occurrence, Land Use/Land Cover classification and Wetland Use Intensity for the whole of Rwanda and evaluate the ability of these layers to meet the identified challenges. The layers’ spatial and temporal characteristics make them combinable and the information content, of each layer alone as well as in combination, renders them useful for different wetland management contexts.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/115401
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/154632
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceSteinbach, S.; Cornish, N.; Franke, J.; Hentze, K.; Strauch, A.; Thonfeld, F.; Zwart, Sander J.; Nelson, A. 2021. A new conceptual framework for integrating earth observation in large-scale wetland management in East Africa. Wetlands, 41(7):93. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-021-01468-9]
dc.subjectwetlands
dc.subjectenvironmental management
dc.subjectearth observation satellites
dc.subjectsustainable use
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectenvironmental protection
dc.subjectsurface water
dc.subjectland use
dc.subjectland cover
dc.subjectecosystems
dc.subjectlarge scale systems
dc.subjectdecision making
dc.subjectspatial data
dc.subjectecology
dc.titleA new conceptual framework for integrating earth observation in large-scale wetland management in East Africa
dc.typeJournal Article

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