Evaluating the drivers of international migration from the Northern Triangle of Central America and its implications for land systems in the region

Project Start Date

01/01/2021

Project End Date

06/29/2025

Science Theme Name

Drivers of Change

Region

Central America

Solicitation

NNH19ZDA001N-LCLUC

Team Members:

Person Name	Person role on project	Affiliation
Nicholas Cuba	Principal Investigator	Auburn University, , United States
Laura Sauls	Co-Investigator	Clark University , Worcester , USA
Susan Kandel	Collaborator	Fundacion PRISMA , San Salvador , El Salvador
Rafael Corrales	Collaborator	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Tegucigalpa , Honduras

Abstract

Population flows from the Northern Triangle (NT) of Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras) to the United States have increased substantially in the past decade, precipitating humanitarian, social, economic and political crises in the NT, Mexico, and USA. This project will integrate social science and analysis of remotely sensed data to investigate the relationship between migration, environmental change, and land cover/land use change (LCLUC) in the NT in the recent past and near-term future, addressing three objectives: 1) Derive agricultural LCLUC metrics related to landscape composition and configuration, and evaluate their spatial and temporal differentiation in the NT over the past decade alongside that of measures of outmigration; 2) Identify factors that drive changes to either agricultural LCLUC or outmigration within target communities and evaluate their strength and significance; and 3) Scale up driver-informed models of migration-related LCLUC to predict and monitor ongoing changes to NT land systems

En un mundo donde las oportunidades surgen de manera inesperada, contar con una solución financiera accesible puede marcar la diferencia entre aprovechar una ocasión única o dejarla pasar. Los avances en la tecnología financiera han permitido que sea más sencillo acceder a diversas opciones de financiamiento sin trámites engorrosos. Una alternativa eficiente para obtener liquidez en poco tiempo son los préstamos rápidos, diseñados para cubrir necesidades urgentes sin la burocracia de los bancos tradicionales. Este tipo de financiamiento es ideal para situaciones imprevistas, como emergencias médicas, reparaciones del hogar o incluso para aprovechar descuentos en compras importantes. Con procesos digitales optimizados, los solicitantes pueden recibir la aprobación en cuestión de minutos y disponer del dinero en su cuenta en el mismo día. Además, no es necesario presentar una gran cantidad de documentos ni justificar el destino del préstamo. Antes de solicitar cualquier financiamiento.

Project Research Area

Year	Type	Title
2023	Publications	Cuba N, Sauls L.A. , Bebbington A.J., Bebbington D. H. , Chicchon A., Marimón P. D., Diaz O., Hecht S., Kandem S., Osborne T., Ray R., Rivera M., Rogan J., Zalles V. Emerging hot spot analysis to indicate forest conservation priorities and efficacy on regional to continental scales: a study of forest change in Selva Maya 2000–2020, Environmental Research Communications, Volume 4, Number 7 DOI 10.1088/2515-7620/ac82de
2023	Publications	Mack E. A., Sauls L. A., Jokisch B. D. , Nolte K. ,Schmook B.,He Y.,Radel C.,Allington G. R. H., Kelley L. C.,Scott C. K.,Leisz S. ,Chi G., Sagynbekova L.,Cuba N., Henebry G. N., Remittances and land change: A systematic review, World Development, Volume 168, 2023, 106251, ISSN 0305-750X, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106251. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X23000694)
2020	NASA LCLUC Science Team Presentation	Evaluating the drivers of international migration from the Northern Triangle of Central America and its implications for land systems in the region

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