Email: ademola.adenle@unine.ch
Website: www.linkedin.com/in/ademola-a-adenle-07183461
Research:
Land systems | Land degradation | Biodiversity | Earth observation | Social-ecological dynamics | Sustainable land management
My research focuses on the social-ecological nexus of climate change, biodiversity, land degradation, and human well-being. I investigate landscape dynamics and sustainable land management, using satellite Earth observation and geospatial approaches to support Land Degradation Neutrality and biodiversity conservation.
Current Project:
LAND-PRIOR: LANDscape Dynamics and Target PRIORitization for Land Degradation Neutrality at the Frontiers of Human-Degraded Savannah in West Africa. 2026-2027 (Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)-P5R5-1_239352)
Education
PhD, Geography and Sustainable Development, 2022, University of Bern, Switzerland
M.Tech, Climate Change and Adapted Land Use, 2014, WASCAL / Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
M.Sc., Geographical Information Systems, 2012, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
B.Sc., Water Resources Management and Agro-Meteorology, 2010, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Research ID H-index
Selected Publications
Adenle, A. A., Raghuvanshi, N., Akinyemi, F. O., Ahmadian, N., & Dubovyk, O. (2026). Fine-scale land degradation assessment in Nigeria’s Guinea Savannah: Enhancing SDG 15.3.1 reporting using default and adapted Earth observation methods. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2026.101250
Umar, J. J., Adenle, A. A., Asonibare, F. O., & Nwobi, N. O. (2026). Peri-urban flood risk mapping and exposure analysis in Niger State, Nigeria: A geospatial assessment for monitoring and actions. Discover Hazards. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44475-026-00037-0
Morenikeji, G., Oloukoi, G., & Adenle, A. A. (202X). Perspectives on land as a social and ecological resource: The necessity of remote sensing in addressing its challenges for sustainable land management. (In Press)
Camara, M., Osemwegie, I., Adenle, A. A., Gueye, K., Sawo, A., & Koné, N. A. (2025). Linking habitat conditions, human pressures, and waterbird diversity in a West African coastal wetland. African Journal of Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.70123
Asonibare, F. O., Umaru, E. T., Adesina, F. A., Adenle, A. A., & Okhimamhe, A. A. (2024). Evidence from temperature analog for traditional and economic cities in Nigeria: Implications for sustainable city-related actions. Discover Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44274-024-00055-z
Adenle, A. A., Boillat, S., & Ifejika Speranza, C. (2022). Key dimensions of land users’ perceptions of land degradation and sustainable land management in Niger State, Nigeria. Environmental Challenges. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2022.100544
Fitz, J., Adenle, A. A., & Ifejika Speranza, C. (2022). Increasing signs of forest fragmentation in the Cross River National Park in Nigeria: Underlying drivers and responses. Ecological Indicators. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108943
Akande, O. K., Adenle, A. A., Emechebe, L. C., Lembi, J. J., Ahmed, S., Eze, C. J., & Ajayi, M. R. (2022). Implications of residential housing exposure to urban environmental noise on residents’ well-being in Minna, Nigeria. Khulna University Studies, 19(2), 154–166. https://doi.org/10.53808/KUS.2022.19.02.2242-se
Adenle, A. A., & Ifejika Speranza, C. (2021). Social-ecological archetypes of land degradation in the Nigerian Guinea Savannah: Insights for sustainable land management. Remote Sensing, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13010032
Adenle, A. A., Eckert, S., Adedeji, O. I., Ellison, D., & Ifejika Speranza, C. (2020). Human-induced land degradation dominance in the Nigerian Guinea Savannah between 2003–2018. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2020.100360
Gorosábel, A., Estigarribia, L., Lopes, L. F., Martínez, A. M., Martínez-Lanfranco, J. A., Adenle, A. A., Rivera-Rebella, R., & Oyinlola, M. A. (2020). Insights for policy-based conservation strategies for the Río de la Plata Grasslands through the IPBES framework. Biota Neotropica. https://doi.org/10.1590/1676-0611-BN-2019-0902
Ifejika Speranza, C., Adenle, A. A., & Boillat, S. (2019). Land degradation neutrality potentials for its operationalisation at multi-levels in Nigeria. Environmental Science & Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2018.12.018
Odekunle, M. O., Odo, E. K., Sule, I., & Adenle, A. A. (2018). Application of geographic information systems in creating a smart campus map for the Federal University of Technology, Minna Bosso Campus. i-manager’s Journal on Digital Signal Processing, 6(3), 10–17. https://doi.org/10.26634/jdp.6.3.15680
Badmos, B. K., Adenle, A. A., Agodzo, S. K., Villamor, G. B., Asare-Kyei, D. K., Amadou, L. M., & Odai, S. N. (2017). Micro-level social vulnerability assessment towards climate change adaptation in semi-arid Ghana, West Africa. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-017-9988-7
