Subject Area:	•Earth and Planetary Sciences •Environmental Science
More specific subject area:	Describe narrower subject area Environment is disturbed by anthropogenic stress and natural variation
Method name:	GIS framework for mapping eco-environmental vulnerability
Name and reference of original method:	If applicable, include full bibliographic details of the main reference(s) describing the original method from which the new method was derived. The current method [1] can be considered as an extended work of our previous research outcomes [2,3] where we performed eco-environmental vulnerability assessment (EVA) at a provincial scale of Vietnam. The innovation in our current research [1] is to provide the first global-scale map of eco-environmental vulnerability. The six global environmental vulnerability (GEV) categories and their map of global “hotspots” are novel and will be proven highly useful to researchers and decision makers around the world working on the issues of sustainability, conservation, development, and vulnerability. Subsequently, three eco-environmental zones are introduced with functions and advices for activities and planning for the regions of concern. Considering both natural and manmade disturbances, GEV analysis can be of significant value in (i) Enriching the guidance of global and regional planning and construction, and protection of the ecological environment; (ii) Harmonizing information from the reports that employ different approaches or definitions; (iii) Providing a feasible framework template of EVA, which benefits environmental education; and (iv) Conveying information to the public for enhancing the role of communities in solving environmental problems. [1] Nguyen, K.A, Y.-A. Liou*, 2019. Global mapping of eco-environmental vulnerability from human and nature disturbances. Science of the Total Environment, 664 (2019) 995–1004. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.407 [2] Y.A. Liou, K.A Nguyen*, and M.H. Li., 2017. Assessing spatiotemporal eco-environmental vulnerability by Landsat data, Ecological Indicators. Volume 80, September 2017, Pages 52–65. DOI.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.04.055. [3] Nguyen, K.A, Y.A. Liou*, M.H. Li, and T.A. Tran., 2016. Zoning eco-environmental vulnerability for environmental management and protection. Ecological Indicators, Vol 69, Pages 100–117. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.03.026
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