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Water stress: Opportunities for supply chain research
Production and Operations Management, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Driven by climate change and overuse, water stress is a worsening sustainability concern that threatens businesses and communities across the globe. Leading global organizations such as the United Nations have expressed an urgent need for sustainable water management strategies across nations and economies.
Dustin Cole +4 more
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Methodology for mapping Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) to Desertification
, 1999 The different types of ESAs to desertification can be analysed in relation to various parameters such as landforms, soil, geology, vegetation, climate, and human action.
H. Briasouli +3 more
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A Multiple Soil Threats Assessment for Europe by 2050
Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT European soils are exposed to multiple interacting soil threats (STs), challenging the European Commission's objective of restoring healthy soils by 2050. This study provides the first integrated EU‐scale projection of four major soil threats—soil compaction, soil organic carbon loss, soil erosion and soil sealing—under two IPCC climate ...
João Augusto Coblinski +6 more
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Population recovery of an endangered macaw enhances long‐distance seed dispersal via stomatochory
Oikos, EarlyView.Seed dispersal by large, mobile vertebrates plays a key role in shaping plant spatial dynamics and community structure. However, how variation in animal population size influences the magnitude and spatial scale of seed dispersal remains poorly understood.
Giulyana A. Benedicto +2 more
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The main issues associated with Mediterranean desertification: deforestation
, 2005 In many parts of Mediterranean Europe there has been rapid change in land use, particularly during the last 40 years. Changes in technology have, especially in Spain, allowed an increase in intensive irrigated agriculture.
R. Lovreglio +1 more
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, 2007 Desertification is one of the most serious environmental, social and economic problems in the contemporary world including China that has aroused close concerns of many countries' governments, and China as well.
Zhiqiang Zhang +19 more
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Some current and upcoming events in Grassland Science
Grassland Research, EarlyView.
Cory Matthew
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Farming systems of high natural and cultural value represent approximately 30% of farmlands in the European Union and are associated with a high species and habitat diversity and/or the presence of species of European conservation concern. This study aims to synthesize the existing knowledge on the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem ...
Elsa Varela +4 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.The increasing demand for sustainable food production requires innovative solutions that balance productivity, resource efficiency, and environmental impact. Vertical Farming Systems (VFSs) offer a promising approach; however, their high energy consumption remains challenging.
Alessio Dessì +11 more
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Assessment of degraded lands in the Ile-Balkhash region, Kazakhstan
Frontiers in Earth ScienceIt is estimated that approximately 66% of Kazakhstan’s territory is susceptible to desertification. One of the most significantly affected regions in terms of land degradation is the Ile-Balkhash Basin, where environmental pressures have intensified due ...
Sanim Bissenbayeva +5 more
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