Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(5), P. 1897 - 1897
Published: Feb. 24, 2025
Microplastic
(MP)
pollution
has
garnered
widespread
attention
because
of
its
negative
effects,
even
in
the
most
remote
areas
Earth.
However,
research
on
MP
deposition
deserts,
which
account
for
45%
Earth’s
total
land
area,
remains
limited.
Desert
environments,
characterized
by
large
temperature
fluctuations,
high
ultraviolet
radiation,
and
strong
winds,
accelerate
degradation,
aging,
wind
erosion,
deposition,
migration
microplastics
(MPs).
In
desert
regions,
MPs
originate
primarily
from
human
activities,
such
as
tourism
waste,
agricultural
mulch
residues,
artificial
water
storage
systems.
Additionally,
transport,
entrainment,
atmospheric
wildlife
further
influence
abundance
these
areas.
As
soils
intensifies,
it
negatively
affects
local
microbial
activity,
crop
yields,
reproduction
rare
wildlife,
climate.
response,
mitigation
strategies,
biodegradation,
organic
alternatives,
wasteland
transformation,
have
been
proposed.
challenges
remain,
including
a
lack
specific
data
limited
economic
incentives
environmental
protection
measures.
Drawing
existing
research,
this
paper
provides
comprehensive
summary
main
sources
areas;
factors
their
fate;
detrimental
effects
ecosystems
(including
microorganisms,
animals,
plants,
climate);
current
response
Valuable
insights
are
extracted
available
data,
highlighting
status
offering
useful
reference
future
area.
One Earth,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
3(2), P. 176 - 186
Published: Aug. 1, 2020
Degraded
farmlands
have
been
abandoned
worldwide,
especially
in
high-
and
middle-income
countries.
These
lands
help
combat
climate
change
as
they
undergo
natural
recovery
of
vegetation
soil
carbon
remove
dioxide
from
the
atmosphere.
However,
can
be
slow,
requiring
decades
to
centuries
approach
pre-cultivation
or
states,
some
cases,
soils
remain
degraded
without
active
restoration.
In
this
perspective,
we
present
an
overview
how
capture
storage
on
farmland
accelerated
maximized
via
managing
plant
diversity
both
a
means
end
restoration,
creating
applying
biochar
soil,
co-developing
with
renewable
energy
techno-ecological
synergies.
strategies
jointly
tackle
land
degradation
while
contributing
reinforcing
multiple
other
Sustainable
Development
Goals.
Although
challenges
exist,
adoption
these
could
facilitated
by
increasing
governmental
corporate
initiatives
at
global
regional
levels,
developing
carbon-offset
markets
for
agriculture.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: April 2, 2021
Habitat
for
pollinators
is
declining
worldwide,
threatening
the
health
of
both
wild
and
agricultural
ecosystems.
Photovoltaic
solar
energy
installation
booming,
frequently
near
lands,
where
land
underneath
ground-mounted
photovoltaic
panels
traditionally
unused.
Some
developers
agriculturalists
in
United
States
are
filling
understory
with
habitat
pollinating
insects
efforts
to
maximize
land-use
efficiency
lands.
However,
impact
panel
canopy
on
pollinator-plant
community
unknown.
Here
we
investigated
effects
arrays
plant
composition,
bloom
timing
foraging
behavior
from
June
September
(after
peak
bloom)
full
shade
plots
partial
under
as
well
sun
(controls)
outside
panels.
We
found
that
floral
abundance
increased
was
delayed
plots,
which
has
potential
benefit
late-season
foragers
water-limited
Pollinator
abundance,
diversity,
richness
were
similar
greater
than
shade.
Pollinator-flower
visitation
rates
did
not
differ
among
treatments
at
this
scale.
This
demonstrates
will
use
arrays,
despite
variations
structure
across
gradients.
anticipate
these
findings
inform
local
farmers
who
manage
understories,
agriculture
pollinator
advocates
they
seek
restoration
target
areas.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
121(32)
Published: July 29, 2024
In
this
review
and
synthesis,
we
argue
that
California
is
an
important
test
case
for
the
nation
world
because
terrestrial
biodiversity
very
high,
present
anticipated
threats
to
from
climate
change
other
interacting
stressors
are
severe,
innovative
approaches
protecting
in
context
of
being
developed
tested.
We
first
salient
dimensions
California's
physical,
biological,
human
diversity.
Next,
examine
four
facets
threat
their
sustainability
these
posed
by
change:
direct
impacts,
illustrated
a
new
analysis
shifting
diversity
hotspots
plants;
interactive
effects
involving
invasive
species,
land-use
change,
stressors;
impacts
changing
fire
regimes;
land-based
renewable
energy
development.
recent
policy
responses
each
areas,
representing
attempts
better
protect
while
advancing
adaptation
mitigation.
conclude
ambitious
30
×
Initiative
its
efforts
harmonize
conservation
with
development
areas
progress.
Adapting
traditional
suppression-oriented
policies
reality
regimes
area
which
much
progress
remains
be
made.
Earth s Future,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(6)
Published: June 1, 2024
Abstract
Large‐scale
photovoltaic
(PV)
plants
are
growing
rapidly
in
drylands
because
of
the
rich
solar
radiation
and
vast
unutilized
land.
The
transformation
landscapes
dryland
has
threatened
local
fragile
vegetation.
Existing
studies
have
investigated
issue
by
field
observations
satellite
data,
yet
spatial
differences
vegetation
changes
due
to
PV
deployment
underlying
driving
mechanisms
remain
poorly
understood.
In
this
study,
Landsat
Normalized
Difference
Vegetation
Index
data
were
used
assess
disturbed
China's
drylands.
We
further
identified
environmental
factors
affecting
based
on
random
forest
regression
model.
Our
findings
reveal
heterogeneity
impact
dynamics—PV
plant
promoted
growth
majority
arid
hyper‐arid
drylands,
while
it
tends
cause
decline
sub‐humid
semi‐arid
dynamics
depends
conditions.
found
that
deploying
areas
with
sparse
vegetation,
low
humidity,
long
sunshine
duration
is
more
likely
promote
restoration.
maps
highly
detailed
information
can
help
guide
energy
operators
siting
ecological
restoration
enhance
techno–ecological
synergies
future.
