Challenges and opportunities for grassland restoration: A global perspective of best practices in the era of climate change

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 46, P. e02612 - e02612

Published: Aug. 22, 2023

Grasslands are ubiquitous globally, and their conservation restoration critical to combat both the biodiversity climate crises. There is increasing interest in implementing effective multifunctional grassland restore concomitant with above- belowground carbon sequestration, delivery of credits and/or integration land dedicated solar panels. Other common considerations include improved forage value, erosion control, water management, pollinator services, wildlife habitat provisioning. In addition, many grasslands global hotspots. Nonetheless, relative impact, as compared forests, importance preservation, conservation, has been widely overlooked due subtle physiognomy underappreciated contributions human planetary well-being. Ultimately, success sequestration will depend on more complete ecosystem restoration. this review, supported by examples from across Western world, we call for strenuous unified development best practices three areas concern: initial site conditions preparation; implementation measures management; social context sustainability. For each area, identify primary challenges highlight case studies proven results derive successful generalizable solutions.

Language: Английский

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The effects of grazing on flowering and fruiting phenology in South Brazilian subtropical grasslands

Flora, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 313, P. 152479 - 152479

Published: March 5, 2024

Language: Английский

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Pecuária bovina regenerativa na América Latina e no Caribe, muito além do oximoro

Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 63

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Resumo A América Latina e o Caribe oferecem as condições naturais sociais mais favoráveis para surgimento de uma pecuária que regenere mantenha os serviços ecossistêmicos dos quais a vida depende, seja eficiente em termos energia contribua atender às necessidades alimentares humanas fundamentais. região representa 44% das exportações globais carne bovina. Como é improvável demanda por cresça forma explosiva, está se tornando cada vez urgente adoção métodos regenerativos criação bovinos, visam minimizar destruição ambiental emissões metano. O conceito bovina regenerativa pode ser viável baseia três dimensões principais: bem-estar animal, melhoria da biodiversidade saúde humana. particularmente caracterizada pela pasto predominantemente realizada propriedades familiares. intensificação moderada promover inovação, reduzir área ocupada mitigar seus impactos socioambientais, promovendo um modelo sustentável produção

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Regenerative cattle farming in Latin America and the Caribbean, far beyond the oxymoron

Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 63

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Abstract Latin America and the Caribbean offer most favorable natural social conditions for emergence of livestock farming that regenerates maintains ecosystem services on which life depends, is energy efficient contributes to meeting fundamental human food needs. The region accounts 44% global beef exports. As demand unlikely grow explosively, adoption regenerative methods cattle farming, aim minimize environmental destruction methane emissions, becoming increasingly urgent. concept may be viable based three main dimensions: animal welfare, improved biodiversity health. particularly characterized by pasture-based predominantly carried out family farms. Moderate intensification can promote innovation, reduce area occupied mitigate its socio-environmental impacts, promoting a more sustainable model production.

Language: Английский

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Ecological restoration after management of invasive alien plants

Ecological Engineering, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 197, P. 107122 - 107122

Published: Oct. 19, 2023

Language: Английский

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First steps in restoring Río de la Plata grasslands: the importance of harvest method and season

Restoration Ecology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32(7)

Published: June 24, 2024

Current trends in agricultural intensification lead to degraded grasslands, requiring their restoration through native species reintroduction. Various techniques are available for harvesting seeds from donor sites. However, little is known about performance South American C 3 /C 4 mixed where studies scarce. Their particular composition and phenology, with different flowering periods, require specific harvest strategies. We evaluated mechanical seed a northern Uruguay grassland, part of Río de la Plata grasslands. Performance two methods (seed‐stripper dry hay) was compared seasons (late‐spring mid‐summer). The evaluation considered the quantity identity harvested seeds, germination greenhouse. Hand collections were made assess standing yield. For each mixture, efficiency harvests (number seedlings hand collection), proportion germinated transfer relative site, calculated. Results revealed trade‐offs between harvests: seed‐stripper late‐spring presented low collection (2% 5% seedlings) richness (43% transfer), but high (64%), showing selectivity toward winter species; mid‐summer hay both showed (42–154% 26–50% (65–80% resembling albeit lower (9–20%). Seed‐stripper varied seasons, while remained consistently effective. These results pioneering grassland Uruguay, encouraging future focus on establishment field.

Language: Английский

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The potential of hay for graminoid introduction in the restoration of subtropical grasslands: Results from a greenhouse experiment

Flora, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 308, P. 152398 - 152398

Published: Oct. 20, 2023

Language: Английский

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Wetlands in the Campos Sulinos: Diversity, Functions, and Threats

Springer eBooks, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 349 - 369

Published: Dec. 15, 2023

Language: Английский

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Regenerative Cattle Farming in Latin America and the Caribbean, Far beyond the Oxymoron

Published: April 17, 2024

Latin America and the Caribbean offer most favorable natural social conditions for emergence of cattle ranching that regenerate maintains ecosystem services on which life Earth depends, is energy efficient contributes to meeting fundamental human food needs. Unlike other major global producers, farming in fundamentally based pasture. Therein lies both its strength (due regenerative potential well-managed pastures) vulnerability pervasive link between deforestation pasture formation, especially Amazon, where 40% Brazilian herd concentrated). The diversification pastures (today marked by impressive monotony, with brachiaria accounting 85% species Brazil), introduction legumes tree plantations within them, proper management herds, open way possibility drastically reducing area currently occupied activity (especially Amazon) while maintaining supply products. Agricultural research has disseminated forms moderate intensification ranching, represent a low opportunity cost animal feed and, at same time, regeneration have so far been destroyed prevailing methods farming.

Language: Английский

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Experimental climate change impacts on Baltic coastal wetland plant communities

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Nov. 27, 2022

Abstract Coastal wetlands provide a range of important ecosystem services, yet they are under threat from stressors including climate change. This is predominantly as result alterations to the hydroregime and associated edaphic factors. We used three-year mesocosm experiment assess changes in coastal plant community composition for three communities response altered water level salinity scenarios. Species richness abundance were calculated by year was plotted using rank curves. The permutational multivariate analysis variance with Bray–Curtis dissimilarity examine differences among treatments composition. A Non-metric Multi-dimensional Scaling (NMDS) visualize responses year. Results showed that all responded differently levels salinity. increased significantly an Open Pioneer while Lower Upper Shore less abundances changed shifts species influenced temporal effects treatment. observed experimentally conditions highlight need conservation these ecosystems face predicted change, since habitats wading birds livestock grazing.

Language: Английский

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