🚨 New publication alert . Super excited that our paper titled “Tolerance to waterlogging determines the effectiveness of biodrainage in mitigating runoff in hillslope-scale simulations” is now published in *Catena*!. 50 days of free access 👉🏾

Insights can guide:.• Smarter investments.• Better monitoring.• Innovative finance for restoration. Big thanks to co-authors David Lobell & Dan Kluger + the amazing @FoodSecurity_SU team at Stanford!. #Restoration #RemoteSensing #CausalInference #Ethiopia.

Key findings:.✅ Stat. significant positive impacts.⏳ Benefits last ≥ 8 years.🌾 Strongest in drought-prone highlands.📉 Effectiveness varies across regions.💧 Dry-season monitoring is critical.

📊 Method:.We applied matrix-completion-based synthetic control: ideal for data-scarce contexts & no explicit control groups. 📍122 watersheds.🛰️ 24 years of remote sensing.🌦️ Wet & dry seasons.

🚨 New paper just published in Environmental Research Letters!.We evaluated 24 years of satellite data to assess long-term impacts of Sustainable Land Management Practices (SLMPs) in Ethiopia using a novel synthetic control method.

I'm excited to share that I have joined USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, Monitoring & Evaluation Team as part of the inaugural cohort of Science for Development Fellowships (SDF). The alignment between my past trainings and this new role feels surreal. Grateful 🤲🏾.

RT @Yuchima8Ma: I'm excited to announce that we've published the first-ever public-available 30-meter crop yield maps for the U.S., using L….

Thank you @HamidAwolYimer I learned so much about Prof. @ElleniZeleke that I didn’t know before. She was truly a phenomenal and inspiring person! ነፍስ ይማር 🕯️.

RT @TCarnap: We've posted a new version of our working paper "Using satellite imagery to monitor remote rural economies at high frequency".….

RT @JillDeines: Come work with me! PNNL is looking for a human-earth systems geographer in the realms of energy/environment/health/security….

RT @emnet_negash: We are seeking abstracts for our AGU session "Tracking the Footprint of War: Earth and Environmental Science Perspectives….

Grateful to my coauthors Prof. @DrSallyET, Prof. Seifu Tilahun, and Prof. @DavidGuzzy .

This work highlights biodrainage systems (e.g., Eucalyptus trees) and their ability to provide erosion control by desaturating waterlogged areas, even in the energy-limited subhumid Ethiopian Highlands.

RT @emnet_negash: Check out our latest for Science of Remote Sensing's special issue: 'Eyes in the sky on Tigray, Ethiopia - Monitoring the….

RT @jvwilkening: New review paper w/ @DrSallyET, Xue Feng, and Todd Dawson is out in PCE! We look at the last 50 years to see how ecohydrol….

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RT @hannah_kerner: How do global land cover maps compare? How do we choose one? We evaluated cropland accuracy of 11 maps in 8 African coun….

@stanforddoerr @FSIStanford @StanfordKingCtr.

🎨 Graphical illustration done by the talented Robel Asfaw.

Big thanks to Prof. @DavidBLobell for guiding me, @emnet_negash for his insights, Prof. Jan Nyssen for providing early data, and to @FoodSecurity_SU, especially @StefaniaTommaso & Dan Kluger. Grateful for the support from Mekelle University geographers for field data collection.