 The study developed a land change model for Greece based on historical information from remotely sensed land cover data and found that major historical land transformations in Greece do not correspond to land degradation or desertification, with woody savannas gaining areas constantly while grasslands and croplands lose areas. The model predicts that the direction of historical changes will also prevail in the next decade, with SSP 585 slowing down the rate of changes and SSP 126 accelerating the rate of expansion of woody vegetation land cover type. This article was authored by Alexandra Gemitsi.