arXiv:2607. 04416v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Sri Lanka has experienced a decade of progressive forest degradation and rising atmospheric pollution, yet district-level respiratory admissions have paradoxically declined, pointing to the confounding role of healthcare access.
By Rahim Iqbal, Asfi Ahamed, Izzath Nisfer, Shazan Shaheed, Muhammadu Ilham, Nathali Athukorala, Madara Mendis, Nisansa de Silva, Sandareka Wickramanayake
arXiv:2608. 12001v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Rapid urbanization in Dhaka District, Bangladesh has triggered substantial alterations in land use and environmental conditions, necessitating systematic monitoring for informed urban planning and ecological sustainability.
By Muhammad Masud Tarek, Md. Alamgir Hossain, Md. Samiul Islam, Muntasir Hasan Kanchan
arXiv:2606. 29889v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Timely intensive care dictates survival, yet emergency infrastructure remains unevenly distributed across Sri Lanka.
By Sonath Kirindage, Vihanga Nimsara, Sakindu Rajapaksa, Kavyanga Hathurusinghe, Lahiru Dilshan, Subavarshana Arumugam, Nathali Athukorala, Sandareka Wickramanayake, Nisansa de Silva
The paper evaluates the Quebec-specific 10‑m land‑cover product COTQ against three global 10‑m datasets (ESA WorldCover, ESRI LandCover, and Google DynamicWorld). Using structural indicators, spectral separability metrics, and photo‑interpretation, the study finds that COTQ most closely resembles ESA WorldCover but shows systematic differences in urban, wetland, and rocky classes. The analysis clarifies COTQ’s relative strengths and weaknesses for operational land monitoring in Quebec.
By \'Etienne Clabaut, Samuel Foucher, Yacine Bouroubi
The paper introduces SAGE, a Sampling‑Aware Global Evaluation benchmark for species distribution modeling that uses GBIF records for training and sPlotOpen vegetation plots for presence‑absence evaluation across 5,771 plant species. It groups species by sampling effort and relative prevalence to assess how well single‑species and multi‑species deep‑learning SDMs perform under different data conditions. The study finds that Random Forests and DeepSDMs perform best overall, with DeepSDMs excelling for infrequently recorded species only when bias‑correction techniques are applied.
By Emilia Arens, Nina van Tiel, Robin Zbinden, Damien Robert, Lukas Drees, Chiara Vanalli, Benjamin Kellenberger, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Lo\"ic Pellissier, Devis Tuia, Jan Dirk Wegner
arXiv:2605.27480v3 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: Large language model (LLM) serving creates environmental impacts beyond carbon and water, including ecosystem damage through biodiversity-rel...
By Tianyao Shi, Yi Ding