Publications

Featured papers

Recent publications (2021-2026)

2026

• Ceriani R., Pepe M., Lizana-Saavedra N., Gavazzeni C., Tamburini A., Filippa G., Galvagno M., Fava F. Mapping Alpine pasture biomass and nutritional value from hyperspectral field and spaceborne sensors
  Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 251, 111993
• De Marinis, P., Ceriani, R., Rega, C., Schievano, A., Callenius, C., Alali, S., Rembold, F. Yield and economic performance of agroecological transitions in the Global South – A geospatially-augmented meta-analysis
  EC – European Commission
• Ceriani R., Fohrafellner J., Maenhout P., Jarosch K.A., Weiss L., Di Bene C., … Valkama E. Cereal yield, yield stability, and nitrous oxide release in European conservation agriculture: A meta-analysis
  Field Crops Research, 341, 110386
• Marshall M., Pepe M., Tagliabue G., Odongo V., Timmermans W., Vuolo F., … Boschetti M. Hyperspectral constraints reduce bias in ECOSTRESS evapotranspiration and drought indicators
  Remote Sensing of Environment, 341, 115453
• Shibia M.G., Schneider M.K., Röder A., Stellmes M., Fava F., Hill J. GPS tracking reveals complex resource acquisition strategies of pastoralists in East Africa
  Environmental Challenges, 101461
• La Porta C.A.M., Marchi E., Chiaffarelli G., Vegge I., Vaglia V., De Marinis P., Zapperi S., Bocchi S.. Soil health and microbial diversity across land-use types: Evidence for agroecological management in peri-urban areas
  Open Research Europe

2025

• Ceriani R., Brocco S., Pepe M., Oggioni S., Vacchiano G., Motta R., Berretti R., Ascoli D., Garbarino M., Morresi D., Bassi F., Fava F. Hyperspectral and LiDAR space-borne data for assessing mountain forest volume and biomass
  International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 141, pp. 1–11
• Cyran K., Franch B., Amin E., Belda S., Fava F., Wheeler J., Moletto-Lobos I., Baroudy A.E., Becker-Reshef I., Szantoi Z. Retrieving crop phenology at field-scale in the Nile Delta based on Sen2Like and PlanetScope data
  International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 142, pp. 1–12
• Amadori, M., Greife, A.J., Carrea, L. et al. A climatological baseline for understanding patterns of seasonal lake dynamics across sub-Sahelian Africa
  Communications Earth & Environment, 6, pp. 1–16
• Liu B., Maples S., Kong J., Fava F., et al. Leveraging deep learning models to increase the representation of nomadic pastoralists in health campaigns and demographic surveillance
  PLOS Global Public Health, 5, pp. 1–18
• Van Hove A., Aalstad K., Lind V., Arndt C., Odongo V., Ceriani R., Fava F., et al. Inferring methane emissions from African livestock by fusing drone, tower, and satellite data
  Biogeosciences, 22, pp. 4163–4186
• Wen J., Tagliabue G., Rossini M., Fava F.P., Panigada C., Merbold L., Leitner S., Sun Y. Detection of fast-changing intra-seasonal vegetation dynamics of drylands using solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF)
  Biogeosciences, 22, pp. 2049–2067
• Alali S., Vaglia V., Bocchi S., et al. Using ecosystem services estimation to design sustainable agroforestry systems: insights from Northern Italy
  Agroforestry Systems, 99, 257
• Guglielmo S., Pietro D.M., Casson A., Narote A.D., Guidetti R., Bocchi S., Vaglia V. Sustainability assessment of rice farming: Insights from four Italian farms under climate stress
  Agriculture, 15, 1797
• Dal Borgo A.G., Bocchi S., Capocefalo V., et al. Agroforestry for the city: farmscaping the urban fringe through transformative and participatory action research in Milan
  Agroforestry Systems, 99, 125

2024

• Li T., Singh R.K., Cui L., et al. Managing multiple stressors for sustainable livelihoods in dryland ecosystems: insights and entry points for resource management
  Land Degradation & Development, 35, pp. 968–984
• Naethe P., De Sanctis A., Burkart A., et al. Hyperspectral measurements: combining time series from autonomous field spectrometers with Sentinel-2
  Remote Sensing of Environment, 303, pp. 1–15
• Kahiu N., Anchang J., Alulu V., Fava F.P., et al. Leveraging browse and grazing forage estimates to optimize index-based livestock insurance
  Scientific Reports, 14, pp. 1–17
• Monteiro A.T., Arenas-Castro S., Punalekar S.M., et al. Remote sensing of vegetation and soil moisture content in Atlantic humid mountains with Sentinel-1 and 2 satellite sensor data
  Ecological Indicators, 163, pp. 1–16
• Soto G.E., Wilcox S.W., Clark P.E., Fava F.P., et al. Mapping rangeland health indicators in eastern Africa from 2000 to 2022
  Earth System Science Data, 16, pp. 5375–5404

2023

• Hassell J.M., Muloi D.M., VanderWaal K.L., Ward M.J., Bettridge J., Gitahi N., Ouko T., Imboma T., Akoko J., Karani M., Muinde P., Nakamura Y., Alumasa L., Furmaga E., Kaitho T., Amanya F., Ogendo A., et al. Pathogen sharing between humans and animals across an urban landscape
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120, pp. 1–12
• Li T., Singh R.K., Cui L., Xu Z., Liu H., Fava F., Kumar S., Song X., Tang L., Wang Y., Hao Y., Cui X. Navigating the landscape of global sustainable livelihood research: past insights and future trajectory
  Environmental Science and Pollution Research International, 30, pp. 103291–103312
  

2022

• Monteiro A.T., Alves P., Carvalho-Santos C., Lucas R., Cunha M., da Costa E.M., Fava F. Monitoring plant diversity to support agri-environmental schemes: Evaluating statistical models informed by satellite and local factors in southern European mountain pastoral systems
  Diversity, 14, pp. 1–16
• Shibia M.G., Roder A., Fava F.P., Stellmes M., Hill J. Integrating satellite images and topographic data for mapping seasonal grazing management units in pastoral landscapes of eastern Africa
  Journal of Arid Environments, 197, pp. 1–11
• Chelanga P., Fava F., Alulu V., Banerjee R., Naibei O., Taye M., Berg M., Galgallo D., Gobu W., Lepariyo W., Muendo K., Jensen N. KAZNET: An open-source, micro-tasking platform for remote locations
  Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6, pp. 1–16
• Muthoka J.M., Antonarakis A.S., Vrieling A., Fava F., Salakpi E.E., Rowhani P. Assessing drivers of intra-seasonal grassland dynamics in a Kenyan savannah using digital repeat photography
  Ecological Indicators, 142, pp. 1–15
• Vrieling A., Fava F., Leitner S., Merbold L., Cheng Y., Nakaleza T., Groen T., Butterbach-Bahl K. Identification of temporary livestock enclosures in Kenya from multi-temporal PlanetScope imagery
  Remote Sensing of Environment, 279, pp. 1–15
• Li T., Cai S., Singh R.K., Cui L., Fava F., Tang L., Xu Z., Li C., Cui X., Du J., Hao Y., Liu Y., Wang Y. Livelihood resilience in pastoral communities: Methodological and field insights from Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
  Science of the Total Environment, 838, pp. 1–13

2021

• Fava F., Vrieling A. Earth observation for drought risk financing in pastoral systems of sub-Saharan Africa
  Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 48, pp. 44–52
• Hassell J.M., Bettridge J.M., Ward M.J., Ogendo A., Imboma T., Muloi D., Fava F., Robinson T.P., Begon M., Fevre E.M. Socio-ecological drivers of vertebrate biodiversity and human-animal interfaces across an urban landscape
  Global Change Biology, 27, pp. 781–792
• Graham M.W., Chelanga P., Jensen N.D., Leitner S.M., Fava F., Merbold L. A framework for assessing the effects of shock events on livestock and environment in sub-Saharan Africa: The COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Kenya
  Agricultural Systems, 192, pp. 1–12
  10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103203
• Monteiro A.T., Carvalho-Santos C., Lucas R., Rocha J., Costa N., Giamberini M., da Costa E.M., Fava F. Progress in grassland cover conservation in southern European mountains by 2020: A transboundary assessment in the Iberian Peninsula with satellite observations (2002–2019)
  Remote Sensing, 13, pp. 1–21
• Li T., Jia Y., Fava F., Xu Z., Zhu J., Yang Y., Tang L., Wang Y., Hao Y., Cui X. A geographic identification of sustainable development obstacles and countermeasures in drylands: A case study in Inner Mongolia, China
  Ecological Indicators, 132, pp. 1–13