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Development of Cost‐Effective and Highly Transparent Melamine Formaldehyde Resin Modified With Sodium Chloride for Enhancing Glossiness and Abrasion Resistance of Melamine Impregnated Paper

Polymer Engineering &Science, EarlyView.
An eco‐friendly melamine‐formaldehyde was produced by the addition of sodium chloride as a modifier. Modified MF resin improved surface gloss and abrasion resistance of decorative paper and decreased the formaldehyde emission. Curing time of the MF resin decreased with the addition of sodium chloride.
Saeed Kamrani, Antonio Pizzi, Peyman Ahmadi, Nadir Ayrilmis, Ali Dorieh, Adam Sikora, Štěpán Hýsek, Kateřina Hájková, Meysam Mehdinia   +8 more
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Soil Properties and Plant Biomass Production in Natural Rangeland Management Systems

Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
Improper management of rangelands can cause land degradation and reduce the economic efficiency of livestock activity. The aim of this study was to evaluate soil properties and quantify plant biomass production in four natural rangeland management ...
Romeu de Souza Werner, Fabrício Tondello Barbosa, Ildegardis Bertol, Neuro Hilton Wolshick, Kristiana Fiorentin dos Santos, Josie Moraes Mota   +5 more
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Implementing potential climate‐smart practices through diverse partnerships

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Climate change is one of the greatest threats to society, negatively impacting agriculture and crop yields. Globally, agriculture is also one of the largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting sectors. Climate‐smart practices that are developed through diverse partnerships with scientists and practitioners are needed to decrease GHG emissions. We implemented
Kristina J. Bartowitz, Justin M. Mathias, Eric S. Walsh, Laurel M. Lynch, Chloe Arthaud, Stefanie Krantz, Tara W. Hudiburg   +6 more
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Influence of different grazing intensity on above-ground biomass in Mongolian rangeland

Proceedings of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2019
In the last two decades, the quality of Mongolian rangeland has degraded primarily owing to overgrazing and climate change. This has government challenged to improve land usage and gather information about the tolerance of the rangeland.
Lkhagvajav Otgontuya, Asrun Elmarsdottir, Namdag Lkhagvajav, Chimed Munkhbat   +3 more
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Solar farms can mitigate negative impacts of whiplash weather on plant communities in a dryland ecosystem

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Utility‐scale solar energy (USSE) development generates novel questions regarding coupling clean energy production with terrestrial ecosystem services (e.g., forage production, pollinator support). We found that a USSE array sited in a fallowed cropland maintained a reseeded native plant community even a decade post‐restoration and that the array ...
Caitlin Robertson, Amanda Gersoff, Seeta Sistla   +2 more
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Pastoralists' Perceptions of Rangeland Degradation in Eastern Ethiopia

Nomadic Peoples, 2002
Introduction Pastoralists in eastern Ethiopia keep camels, cattle, goats, sheep and/or donkeys for their livelihood (Baars 2000). The livestock rely entirely on the natural rangeland for their nutrition. The conservation of this natural resource is hence extremely important, as it forms the basis and limits of pastoralist economy (Ahmed 1989 ...
R.M.T. Baars, Said Moussa Aptidon
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Identifying trends in land degradation in non‐equilibrium rangelands [PDF]

Journal of Applied Ecology, 1998
1. Change in environmental conditions in the complex non‐equilibrium rangelands of arid Australia is difficult to monitor. We show how trends in rangeland condition can be identified from changes over time in the pattern of vegetation growth across gradients of differing grazing intensity. 2.
G. Pickup, G. N. Bastin, V. H. Chewings
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Open letter: The need for a site‐based biodiversity standard measuring and certifying impacts from nature‐based projects

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Despite growing investment in restoration, weak accountability and poor biodiversity monitoring mean many projects fail to achieve ecological recovery. The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS) offers a practical way to ensure that restoration finance delivers measurable gains for nature.
David Bartholomew, Paul Smith, Marcello De Vitis, George Gann, Amarizni Mosyaftiani, Hadeel Abdalqader, Lawrence Abel, Lucy Adhimabo, Anita Aerts, Laxmi Aggarwal, Raheela Ahmed, Silvia Alvarez‐Clare, Tefy Andriamihajarivo, Annelies Andringa‐Davis, Harshavardhini Angappan, Jose Aranda‐Pineda, Ibone Arregi, William Baker, Kiran Baldwin, Ash Baron, Graciela Barreiro, Megan Barstow, Dunia Basciu, Sandagdorj Bayarkhuu, Nienke Beets, Alejandro Bejerano, Inna Birchenko, Chris Birkinshaw, Irene Bisang, Stephen Blackmore, Aaron Boers, Roderick Bouman, Richard Bradley, Pedro Brancalion, Elinor Breman, Elise Buisson, Collins Bulafu, Antonia Burchard‐Levine, David Burslem, Rainer Bussmann, Anna Calle‐Loor, Clare Callow, Cameron Covill, Christian Camara, Vito Emanuele Cambria, Fernanda Cardoso, David Carr, Fabian Carriconde, Naomi Carvey, Theodora Chan, Genevieve Chavarot, Mang Cheuk, Tarun Chhabra, Vivek Chopra, Brett Chrystal, Emily Coffey, Rebecca Cole, Brian Colleran, Adriana Comte, Matteo Contardo, Carly Cowell, Dimitri D'helft, Anabel da Gama, Sarah Dalrymple, Guilherme de Castro Ramos, Andrés De la Rosa Portilla, Sebsebe Demissew, Richard Deverell, Mauricio Diazgranados, Sharif Durzi, Elizabeth Dutra, Thomas Erler, Lauren Eserman, Ilaria Fantozzi, José Fernández Zeballos, Anne‐Marie Frankland, Ethan Freid, Pierre Gaches, Stephan Gale, Rachael Gallagher, Marta Galloni, Maraeva Gianella, Andrew Gichira, Moses Gichua, Thomas Gichuru, André Giles, Teresa Girao da Cruz, Orlik Gomez Garcia, Susan Gould, Barbara Gravendeel, Coskun Guclu, Stephane Hallaire, Kate Hardwick, Yvette Harvey‐Brown, Olivier Hasinger, Billy Hau, Kayri Havens, Mats Havström, James Hearsum, Melanie Heath, Andrew Hector, Viola Heinrich, Robert Heinzman, Ryan Hills, Michele Hofmeyr, Karen Holl, Daniel Hribar, Alex Hudson, Stanislav Hybler, Mael Jaonasy, Sebastian Javan, Jonathan Jenkins, Xiaohua Jin, Wincate Kagane, David Karanja Wambui, Yogita Karpate, Olga Kildisheva, Roeland Kindt, Anneleen Kool, Christian Kroll, Yayan Kusuma, Katia Laffusa, Tom LeBreton, Stacey Libra, Alona Linatoc, Cristina Lopez‐Gallego, Quentin Luke, Víctor Luna Monterrojo, Gunwant Mahajan, Itambo Malombe, José Mamani, Gustavo Martinelli, Raul Martinez, Beatriz Maruri‐Aguilar, María Mata Quirós, Donna McGinnis, Wander Meijer, Simon Milne, Marilou Montemayor, Paul Morris, Micah Muema, David Mulwa, Teresiah Mungai, Mutegeki Musa, January Muthoka, Tobin Mutiso, James Mwamodenyi, Abdo Nassar, Jennifer Neale, Angie Ng, Veronicah Ngumbau, Madhura Niphadkar, Fadhili Njilima, Randrianarivony Noromalalaharivelo, Ari Novy, Florence O'Sullivan, Alfonso Orellana‐Garcia, Victor Otieno, Range Palodang, Ignacio Pascual, Mykhailo Paslavskyi, Kato Paul, Jennifer Peach, Norma Piedra Leandro, Chris Polatin, Zulukumzuk Pongen, Thibaud Poulain, Jessica Prieto, Johny Rabenantoandro, Sanjana Radhakrishnan, Jeannie Raharimampionona, Fortunat Rakotoarivony, Brice Rakotozafy, Toky Ralainaorina, Narindra Ramahefamanana, Navalona Ramanambohitra, Kali Ramirez, Eliana Ramos, Fidisoa Ratovoson, Simplice Razafindranaivo, Lalao Razafitsalama, Paul Reed, Leighton Reid, Darren Reidy, Hai Ren, Carole Renner, Jorge Reyes‐Betancort, Candace Reynolds, Iñigo Ricalde, Malin Rivers, Ranaivo Roger, Katherine Ross, Lucy Rowland, Jennifer Rowntree, Michael Roy, Jimmy Rui V., Jan Sala, Narkis Morales San Martín, Emiliano Sánchez Martínez, Duncan Sanders, Ayebare Saviour, Nicola Schoenenberger, Udo Schwarzer, Assini Silvia, Eliud Simfukwe, Monal Singh, Toral Shah, Nancy Shaw, George Smith, Linnea Spears‐Lebrun, Vanja Stamenkovic, Paul Stuart‐Smith, Wawan Sujarwo, Brett Summerell, Alex Summers, Michael Szuter, Mariana Tadey, Hatem Taifour, Vikash Tatayah, Evert Thomas, Stewart Thompson, Anselme Tilahimena, Gilles Tilman, Adriane Tobias, Peter Tomsovic, Michael Toohill, Hanna Tornevall, Nami Traeholt, Mathews Tsirizeni, Michelle Tustin, Collins Tweheyo, Tiziana Ulian, Estela Vallejo, Pieter van Midwoud, Flor Vázquez Corzas, Laura Vedovato, Sarina Veldman, Yuriy Vergeles, Danilo Viana Lima, Andrew Vovides, Piet Vroeg, James Walsh, Aparna Watve, Leland Werden, Murphy Westwood, Oliver Whaley, Aru Wiecek, Brett Wilson, Dustin Wolkis, Hailu Wondu, Peter Wyse Jackson, Michael Yadrick Jr., Wei Yan, Pamela Zevit, Juliana Zuluaga Carrero   +254 more
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Community perspectives and participation in rangeland restoration: challenges and opportunities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Frontiers in Animal Science
Rangeland degradation continues to pose significant ecological and economic challenges for rural communities in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, adversely affecting livestock productivity and ecosystem services.
Mhlangabezi Slayi
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The dynamics of vegetation diversity and biomass under traditional grazing in Ethiopia's Somali rangeland

Plant-Environment Interactions, 2023
Traditional grazing management practices are central to rangeland productivity and biodiversity. However, the degradation of rangelands and loss of ecosystem services have raised concerns about the future of pastoralism as a form of land use.
Haftay Hailu Gebremedhn, Sintayehu Werkneh Dejene, Samuel Tuffa, Yayneshet Tesfay, Sylvanus Mensah, Adam John Mears Devenish   +5 more
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