Dear Jessica Payne and Kate Donovan,

Thank you for the submission of your very interesting manuscript: “The ethics of using satellite data to monitor and publish research on geohazards in regions of political complexity”

Two referees have now provided detailed reports, and have suggested 'accepted subject to minor revisions'. Thanks for your replies and engagement with the peer-review process. I would like to now invite you to submit a revised version of your manuscript.

Please also provide an ‘author’s reply’ to the reviewers (feel free to use the same words that you used in what you have already uploaded). Please include a track changes document between the old manuscript and the new one (you can include this as part of your ‘author’s reply’).

I look forward to seeing the next version of your manuscript, which I will then review and may consider sending out for further review to either the previous reviewers or new reviewers.

Best,
Solmaz Mohadjer
GC Executive Editor

Dear Jessica A. Payne and Kate Donovan,

Thanks for engaging positively with the reviewers and addressing their comments. Both referees and I have reviewed your revised manuscript and are generally satisfied with the changes and how you have addressed the earlier concerns. There are, however, a couple of minor edits that are still needed to be made (as stated in the referee report and also copied below). Please address them in your next revision. I will then review the revised manuscript and make a decision concerning publication.

Minor revisions requested by referee #2:

(1) I still find the final bar chart difficult to interpret. Although it provides a useful synthesis, it is not sufficiently self-explanatory, and several categories remain unclear without referring back to the main text. I encourage the authors to revise the figure caption and legend so that the figure can be
understood as a standalone element, clearly explaining what the bars represent and defining all labels used.

(2) I noticed a number of minor typographical and grammatical errors that remain throughout the manuscript. These do not affect the scientific content but would benefit from one final careful proofreading before publication.

(3) Finally, I recommend checking the consistency of terminology and abbreviations throughout the manuscript, ensuring that key acronyms and technical terms remain clear to readers, particularly in the later sections of the paper.

All the best,
Solmaz Mohadjer
GC Executive Editor

Dear Jessica Payne and Kate Donovan,

Thank you for your excellent work addressing the referees' comments in your revised manuscript. I am delighted to be able to recommend your manuscript for publication.

Best,
Solmaz Mohadjer
(GC Executive Editor)

Thank you for choosing Geoscience Communication for your research. I am delighted to be able to accept your manuscript for publication.

Many Thanks,
John Hillier
(Executive Editor of Geoscience Communication)