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The spatial and temporal variations in ecological environment quality on the LP from 2000 to 2020 were analyzed using the Remote Sensing Ecological Index (RSEI) on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform. The Sen, Mann\u2013Kendall, and Hurst exponent analyses were used to examine the spatial variation trends over the past 20 years, while Geodetector identified key factors influencing RSEI changes and their interactions. The results indicate that (1) RSEI effectively represents the ecological and environmental quality of the LP, with 47% of the study area\u2019s annual mean RSEI values over the 20-year period classified as moderate, ranging from 0.017 to 0.815. (2) Ecological quality trends showed improvement in 72% of the area, with a 90% overall increase, but 84% of these trends are not likely to continue. (3) Key factors influencing RSEI changes during abrupt change years included precipitation, land use\/land cover, and soil sediment content, with precipitation and topography emerging as primary influences on ecological quality. Although natural factors largely drive ecological changes, human activities also exert both positive and negative effects. 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