Using remote sensing data to study anthropogenic land degradation in Khulna Division, Bangladesh for SDG indicator 15.3.1.

ABSTRACT: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include a goal on land degradation: indicator 15.3.1 (proportion of degraded land over total land). It is not always easy to monitor the SDGs, and remote sensing could be an effective tool for monitoring several SDGs. This study assessed land degradation in Bangladesh's Khulna Division over the past two decades. The Trends.Earth toolset was used to assess land degradation during the baseline period (2001-2015) and the reporting period (2016-2020). Inputs include data from the United Nations Convention on Desertification, and outputs include three sub-indicators: land productivity, land cover change, and soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks. Over the past 20 years, the land use and land cover, land productivity, and SOC content of the study area have und

SUBMITTER: Bari E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11471455 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature