Scientists’ warning to humanity: microorganisms and climate change

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 17(9), С. 569 - 586

Опубликована: Июнь 18, 2019

In the Anthropocene, in which we now live, climate change is impacting most life on Earth. Microorganisms support existence of all higher trophic forms. To understand how humans and other forms Earth (including those are yet to discover) can withstand anthropogenic change, it vital incorporate knowledge microbial 'unseen majority'. We must learn not just microorganisms affect production consumption greenhouse gases) but also they will be affected by human activities. This Consensus Statement documents central role global importance biology. It puts humanity notice that impact depend heavily responses microorganisms, essential for achieving an environmentally sustainable future. The majority with share often goes unnoticed despite underlying major biogeochemical cycles food webs, thereby taking a key change. highlights microbiology issues call action microbiologists.

Язык: Английский

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World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice

BioScience, Год журнала: 2017, Номер 67(12), С. 1026 - 1028

Опубликована: Окт. 10, 2017

A full list of co-signatories can be found

Язык: Английский

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Scientists’ warning to humanity on the freshwater biodiversity crisis

AMBIO, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 50(1), С. 85 - 94

Опубликована: Фев. 10, 2020

Язык: Английский

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A Global Deal For Nature: Guiding principles, milestones, and targets

Science Advances, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 5(4)

Опубликована: Апрель 5, 2019

The Global Deal for Nature sets an ambitious agenda to protect our biosphere through ecosystem conservation and land restoration.

Язык: Английский

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The Global Food‐Energy‐Water Nexus

Reviews of Geophysics, Год журнала: 2018, Номер 56(3), С. 456 - 531

Опубликована: Апрель 20, 2018

Abstract Water availability is a major factor constraining humanity's ability to meet the future food and energy needs of growing increasingly affluent human population. plays an important role in production energy, including renewable sources extraction unconventional fossil fuels that are expected become players security. The emergent competition for water between systems recognized concept “food‐energy‐water nexus.” nexus made even more complex by globalization agriculture rapid growth trade, which results massive virtual transfer among regions security some regions. This review explores multiple components food‐energy‐water highlights possible approaches could be used with limited resources planet. Despite clear tensions inherent meeting changing demand 21st century, linkages food, water, can offer opportunity synergistic strategies aimed at resilient security, such as circular economy.

Язык: Английский

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Global maps of cropland extent and change show accelerated cropland expansion in the twenty-first century

Nature Food, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 3(1), С. 19 - 28

Опубликована: Дек. 23, 2021

Abstract Spatiotemporally consistent data on global cropland extent is essential for tracking progress towards sustainable food production. In the present study, we an analysis of area change first two decades twenty-first century derived from satellite time-series. We estimate that, in 2019, was 1,244 Mha with a corresponding total annual net primary production (NPP) 5.5 Pg C year −1 . From 2003 to increased by 9% and NPP 25%, primarily due agricultural expansion Africa South America. Global accelerated over past decades, near doubling rate, most notably Africa. Half new (49%) replaced natural vegetation tree cover, indicating conflict sustainability goal protecting terrestrial ecosystems. per-capita decreased 10% population growth. However, 3.5% as result intensified land use. The presented global, high-resolution, map time-series supports monitoring appropriation at local, national international levels.

Язык: Английский

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Emerging human infectious diseases and the links to global food production

Nature Sustainability, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 2(6), С. 445 - 456

Опубликована: Июнь 11, 2019

Infectious diseases are emerging globally at an unprecedented rate while global food demand is projected to increase sharply by 2100. Here, we synthesize the pathways which agricultural expansion and intensification will influence human infectious how might likewise affect production distribution. Feeding 11 billion people require substantial increases in crop animal that expand use of antibiotics, water, pesticides fertilizer, contact rates between humans both wild domestic animals, all with consequences for emergence spread agents. Indeed, our synthesis literature suggests that, since 1940, drivers were associated >25% — >50% zoonotic emerged humans, proportions likely as agriculture expands intensifies. We identify disease management policy actions, additional research, needed address public health challenge posed feeding people. Population growth economic development affected production. This Review synthesizes understanding about links production, finding strong associations worldwide.

Язык: Английский

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Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future

Frontiers in Conservation Science, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 1

Опубликована: Янв. 13, 2021

We report three major and confronting environmental issues that have received little attention require urgent action. First, we review the evidence future conditions will be far more dangerous than currently believed. The scale of threats to biosphere all its lifeforms — including humanity is in fact so great it difficult grasp for even well-informed experts. Second, ask what political or economic system, leadership, prepared handle predicted disasters, capable such Third, this dire situation places an extraordinary responsibility on scientists speak out candidly accurately when engaging with government, business, public. especially draw lack appreciation enormous challenges creating a sustainable future. added stresses human health, wealth, well-being perversely diminish our capacity mitigate erosion ecosystem services which society depends. science underlying these strong, but awareness weak. Without fully appreciating broadcasting problems enormity solutions required, fail achieve modest sustainability goals.

Язык: Английский

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The Challenge of Feeding the World

Sustainability, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 11(20), С. 5816 - 5816

Опубликована: Окт. 20, 2019

The aim of the present research is to provide a comprehensive review about current challenges related food security and hidden hunger. Issues are presented according major factors, such as growing population, changing dietary habits, water efficiency, climate change volatile prices. These factors were compiled from reports international organizations relevant scientific articles on subject. Collecting results presenting them in an accessible manner may new insight for interested parties. Accessibility data extremely important, since its drivers form closely interconnected but complex network, which requires coordinated problem solving resolve issues. According results, demand agricultural products has been partly met by increasing cultivated land recent decades. At same time, there serious competition existing areas, further limits extension addition natural constraints availability. Agricultural production needs expand faster than population growth without damage environment. driving force behind development sustainable intensive farming, means more effective utilization resources. Current global trends consumption unsustainable, analyzed terms either public health, environmental impacts or socio-economic costs. should strive consumption, social, health very important this respect well. To end, benefits consuming foods that less harmful environment during also be emphasized scope policy education nutrition opposed other types, causes raw materials.

Язык: Английский

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Education for the future? Critical evaluation of education for sustainable development goals

The Journal of Environmental Education, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 51(4), С. 280 - 291

Опубликована: Янв. 21, 2020

Building on the Millennium Development Goals, Education for Sustainable (ESD) and Goals (ESDG) were established. Despite willingness of many educational institutions worldwide to embrace SDGs, given escalating sustainability challenges, this article questions whether ESDG is desirable as "an education future". Many challenges outlined by SDGs are supposed be solved "inclusive" or "sustainable" economic growth, assuming that growth can conveniently decoupled from resource consumption. Yet, current hegemony sustainability-through-growth paradigm has actually increased inequalities pressure natural resources, exacerbating biodiversity loss, climate change resulting social tensions. With unreflective support far challenging status quo, consequently, ESDGs, condone continuing environmental exploitation, depriving millions species their right flourish, impoverishing future generations. This creates greater awareness paradoxes sustainable development encourages teaching through various examples alternative emphasizes planetary ethic degrowth. The alternatives include Indigenous learning, ecopedagogy, ecocentric education, steady-state circular economy, empowerment liberation.

Язык: Английский

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