Grassland protection

Grassland protection includes a series of actions, policies, and strategies implemented to conserve and sustainably manage grassland ecosystems. Grasslands are one of the major ecosystems in the world, covering close to one-third of the Earth’s terrestrial surface (Suttie et al. 2005). They are distributed globally and play crucial roles in biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, and providing habitat for numerous plant and animal species (Tarantino et al. 2023). Grassland protection usually focuses on biodiversity conservation, prevention of overgrazing, vegetation restoration, and integrated management and monitoring (Carbutt and Kirkman, 2022; Schuster et al. 2015).

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Carbutt, C., & Kirkman, K. 2022. "Ecological grassland restoration—A South African perspective". Land, 11(4), 575. doi: 10.3390/land11040575

Schuster, C., Schmidt, T., Conrad, C., Kleinschmit, B., & Förster, M. 2015. “Grassland habitat mapping by intra-annual time series analysis–Comparison of RapidEye and TerraSAR-X satellite data”. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 34, 25-34.

Suttie, J. M., Reynolds, S. G., & Batello, C. (Eds.). 2005. "Grasslands of the World (Vol. 34)". Food & Agriculture Org. https://books.google.at/books?id=BBA_HxFizNgC&lpg=PR13&ots=ta3dLBM3jw&l…

Tarantino, C., Aquilino, M., Labadessa, R., & Adamo, M. 2023. "Time Series of Land Cover Mappings Can Allow the Evaluation of Grassland Protection Actions Estimated by Sustainable Development Goal 15.1. 2 Indicator: The Case of Murgia Alta Protected Area". Remote Sensing, 15(2), 505. doi: 10.3390/rs15020505.

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Jiayun Huang

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Jiayun Huang was a master student at Imperial College London, specializing in ecological applications. She holds a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science. Her research includes a wide range of topics related to environmental monitoring, evaluation, and management using remote sensing technology. She has undergone professional training in field investigations and laboratory operations, and is able to integrate them with remote sensing technology in the research projects.