Summary:
- The article summarizes the key outcomes of a joint NASA Land-Cover and Land-Use Change (LCLUC) and South and Central Asia Regional Initiative (SARI) synthesis meeting.
- The meeting brought together researchers and stakeholders to discuss the latest advances in land-cover and land-use change science and its applications in South and Central Asia.
- Key topics covered include the use of satellite data and models to understand land-use dynamics, the impacts of land-use change on food security and water resources, and the development of decision support tools for sustainable land management.