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LPDynR: A new tool to calculate the land productivity dynamics indicator

open access: yesEcological Indicators, 2021
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15 (Life on Land), adopted the indicator 15.3.1 to measure the Land Degradation Neutrality. This indicator is based on three sub-indicators: (1) Trends in Land Cover, (2) Land Productivity and (3) Carbon ...
Xavier Rotllan-Puig   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping ‘Life on Land’

open access: yes, 2023
In 2015, the 193 United Nations (UN) member states adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The mid-point of the SDG Agenda was reached in 2023 and while important progress has been made, the world is not on track to achieve the goals by 2030. Competing claims for land and resources by the different goals are among the reasons for the limited ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Agrivoltaics: The Environmental Impacts of Combining Food Crop Cultivation and Solar Energy Generation

open access: yesAgronomy, 2023
The demand for food and renewable energy is increasing significantly, whereas the availability of land for agricultural use is declining. Agrivoltaic systems (AVS), which combine agricultural production with solar energy generation on the same area, are ...
Moritz Wagner   +8 more
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Opportunities for Monitoring Soil and Land Development to Support United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Case Study of the United States of America (USA)

open access: yesLand, 2023
Land, including soil resources, makes important contributions to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, there are challenges in identifying land/soil measurable information (e.g., indicators, metrics, etc.) to monitor the ...
E. Mikhailova   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cell free supernatant for sustainable crop production

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
The increase in demand for food production due to the ever-increasing human population across the world requires that food production should grow exponentially. For agricultural food production to meet the needs of human requirements and demands there is
Elizabeth Temitope Alori   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic effects on life-history traits in the Glanville fritillary butterfly [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: Adaptation to local habitat conditions may lead to the natural divergence of populations in life-history traits such as body size, time of reproduction, mate signaling or dispersal capacity.
Corander, Jukka   +4 more
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A Review and Categorization of Artificial Intelligence-Based Opportunities in Wildlife, Ocean and Land Conservation

open access: yesSustainability, 2022
The scholarly literature on the links between Artificial Intelligence and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals is burgeoning as climate change and the biotic crisis leading to mass extinction of species are raising concerns across the globe.
Diane A. Isabelle, Mika Westerlund
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15.3.1 indicator of land degradation in the European Union

open access: yesLand Degradation & Development, 2022
Land degradation is the persistent reduction in the capacity of the land to support human and other life on Earth (IPBES, 2018). This process jeopardizes the provision of ecosystem services.
C. Schillaci   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A forest path towards an education for global citizenship

open access: yesThe European Zoological Journal
Long-term zoological and ethological field research plays a substantial role in developing effective biodiversity conservation actions. At the same time, stable research facilities in areas where subsistence economies prevail foster the development of ...
A. Colangelo   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Valuing Biodiversity in Life Cycle Impact Assessment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Erratum published on 13 March 2020, see Sustainability 2020, 12(6), 2270. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11205628In this article, the authors propose an impact assessment method for life cycle assessment (LCA) that adheres to established LCA principles for ...
Bischoff, Mascha   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

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