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Soil productivity improvement under different fallow types on Alfisol of a derived savanna ecology of Nigeria

open access: yesHeliyon, 2021
Fallowing is considered an important management strategy for the restoration of soil productivity. Therefore, a three-year fallow of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan), mexican sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia) and elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) was ...
Aruna Olasekan Adekiya   +8 more
doaj  

The Contribution of Land Registration and Certification Program to Implement SDGs: The Case of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia

open access: yesLand, 2022
Land is the key asset in the agricultural sector and hence land policy is one of the key elements that determine whether SDGs are achieved in developing counties or not.
Ayelech Kidie Mengesha   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Our shifting perspectives on the oceans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
In the last 15 years new research findings have radically reshaped our understanding of human effects on ocean ecosystems. Here I describe five major shifts in perspective that reveal our impacts to be more severe and persistent than previously ...
Roberts, C.M.
core   +1 more source

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

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

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
doaj   +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

More green infrastructure is required to maintain ecosystem services under current trends in land-use change in Europe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Green infrastructure (GI), a network of nature, semi-natural areas and green space, delivers essential ecosystem services which underpin human well-being and quality of life.
BARANZELLI CLAUDIA   +12 more
core   +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

Analytical modelling of soil porosity and bulk density across the soil organic matter and land-use continuum

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
The thin layer of soil at the earth’s surface supports life, storing water and nutrients for plant uptake. These processes occur in the soil pore space, often half the soil volume, but our understanding of how this volume responds to environmental change
D. A. Robinson   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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