Beyond land cover change: towards a new generation of land use models

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 38, P. 77 - 85

Published: June 1, 2019

Language: Английский

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Enhancing protected areas for biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Ecosystem Services, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 43, P. 101090 - 101090

Published: March 25, 2020

Language: Английский

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Global human influence maps reveal clear opportunities in conserving Earth’s remaining intact terrestrial ecosystems

Global Change Biology, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 26(8), P. 4344 - 4356

Published: June 5, 2020

Abstract Leading up to the Convention on Biological Diversity Conference of Parties 15, there is momentum around setting bold conservation targets. Yet, it remains unclear how much Earth's land area without significant human influence and where this located. We compare four recent global maps influences across land, Anthromes, Global Human Modification, Footprint Low Impact Areas, answer these questions. Despite using various methodologies data, different spatial assessments independently estimate similar percentages terrestrial surface as having very low (20%–34%) (48%–56%) influence. Three out agree 46% non‐permanent ice‐ or snow‐covered However, portions planet are comprised cold (e.g., boreal forests, montane grasslands tundra) arid deserts) landscapes. Only biomes (boreal deserts, temperate coniferous forests have a majority datasets agreeing that at least half their has More concerning, <1% grasslands, tropical dry most datasets, mangroves also identified all datasets. These findings suggest about relatively offers opportunities for proactive actions retain last intact ecosystems planet. though relative abundance ecosystem areas with varies widely by biome, conserving should be high priority before they completely lost.

Language: Английский

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Earth system justice needed to identify and live within Earth system boundaries

Nature Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 6(6), P. 630 - 638

Published: March 2, 2023

Language: Английский

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Climate change research and action must look beyond 2100

Global Change Biology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 28(2), P. 349 - 361

Published: Sept. 24, 2021

Anthropogenic activity is changing Earth's climate and ecosystems in ways that are potentially dangerous disruptive to humans. Greenhouse gas concentrations the atmosphere continue rise, ensuring these changes will be felt for centuries beyond 2100, current benchmark projection. Estimating effects of past, current, potential future emissions only 2100 therefore short-sighted. Critical problems food production climate-forced human migration projected arise well before raising questions regarding habitability some regions Earth after turn century. To highlight need more distant horizon scanning, we model change 2500 under a suite emission scenarios quantify associated projections crop viability heat stress. Together, our show global impacts increase significantly without rapid mitigation. As result, argue its on well-being governance policy must framed 2100.

Language: Английский

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Integrate biodiversity targets from local to global levels

Science, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 373(6556), P. 746 - 748

Published: Aug. 12, 2021

Decisions to be made at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP 15) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will shape biodiversity conservation approaches for next 30 years, a critical time future nature and people. Reflecting from our African perspective, we applaud necessary increase in ambition conserve (1), but share alarm about limited equity justice establishment protected areas impacts people (2–6). Further, raising burden protection Global South while failing address global economic drivers decline only repeat amplify historical cycles, effort invested wasted. We see hope new diversified conserved (7) development other, less formal mechanisms. Here offer framework that can help integrate these with improved conventional approaches.

Language: Английский

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Achieving a nature- and people-positive future

One Earth, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 6(2), P. 105 - 117

Published: Dec. 5, 2022

Despite decades of increasing investment in conservation, we have not succeeded "bending the curve" biodiversity decline. Efforts to meet new targets and goals for next three risk repeating this outcome due factors: neglect drivers decline; unrealistic expectations time frames recovery; insufficient attention justice within between generations across countries. Our Earth system approach identifies six sets actions that when tackled simultaneously address these failings: (1) reduce reverse direct indirect causing (2) halt loss; (3) restore regenerate a safe state; (4) raise minimum wellbeing all; (5) eliminate over-consumption excesses associated with accumulation capital; (6) uphold respect rights responsibilities all communities, present future. Current conservation campaigns primarily 2 3, urgent upscaling 1, 4, 5, 6 needed help deliver post-2020 global framework.

Language: Английский

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A just world on a safe planet: a Lancet Planetary Health–Earth Commission report on Earth-system boundaries, translations, and transformations

The Lancet Planetary Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(10), P. e813 - e873

Published: Sept. 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Challenges in remote sensing based climate and crop monitoring: navigating the complexities using AI

Journal of Cloud Computing Advances Systems and Applications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: Feb. 6, 2024

Abstract The fast human climate change we are witnessing in the early twenty-first century is inextricably linked to health and function of biosphere. Climate affecting ecosystems through changes mean conditions variability, as well other related such increased ocean acidification atmospheric CO 2 concentrations. It also interacts with ecological stresses like degradation, defaunation, fragmentation.Ecology monitoring critical understanding complicated interactions between changing trends. This review paper dives into issues monitoring, emphasizing complications caused by technical limits, data integration, scale differences, requirement for accurate timely information. Understanding dynamics these climatic impacts, identifying hotspots susceptibility resistance, management measures that may aid biosphere resilience all necessary. At same time, can help mitigation adaptation. processes, possibilities, constraints nature-based solutions must be investigated assessed. Addressing developing successful policies strategies mitigating effects promoting sustainable ecosystem management. Human actions inscribe their stamp big narrative our planet’s story, very substance global atmosphere. transformation goes beyond chemistry, casting a spell on physical characteristics choreograph Earth’s brilliant dance. These qualities, heavenly notes, create song echoes deep We go journey via recorded tales they respond ever-shifting environment this text. peek rich fabric change, drawing insight from interconnected observatories. Nonetheless, growing symphony set unleash additional transformational stories - narratives natural riches rhythms both economically environmentally essential. essential navigating epic. A roadmap development necessitates ability comprehend stories, problem resonates across breadth programs, particularly infancy integrated sites.

Language: Английский

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Global option space for organic agriculture is delimited by nitrogen availability

Nature Food, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 2(5), P. 363 - 372

Published: May 13, 2021

Language: Английский

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