Experimental Agriculture,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
61
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Summary
Given
the
increasing
global
demand
for
sustainable
agricultural
practices,
there
is
a
growing
need
to
evaluate
effectiveness
of
governance
mechanisms.
This
paper
presents
case
study
analysis
voluntary
sustainability
standards
(VSS)
and
their
impact
on
maintaining
soil
health
in
context
soybean
production,
specifically
Brazilian
Savannah
(Cerrado
biome).
The
production
certified
by
VSS
ProTerra
Roundtable
Responsible
Soy
was
evaluated
35
farms,
considering
factors
such
as
land
use,
deforestation,
cultivation
methods,
pesticide
usage,
effects
health.
assessment
these
conducted
through
comprehensive
methodology
that
included
field
visits,
sampling
laboratory
analysis,
remote
sensing
techniques
using
satellite
imagery,
structured
interviews
with
farm
managers.
are
private
mechanisms
establish
quality
be
followed
various
areas.
shows
generally
respected
farms
and,
particular,
excluding
deforestation.
promote
incremental
improvements
within
overall
large-scale,
business-as-usual
agriculture
promoting
practices
enhance
fertility,
reduce
erosion,
optimise
input
use.
These
actions
can
contribute
stronger
health,
boosting
resilience,
productivity.
urgency
reconciling
food
climate
change
mitigation
adaptation
will
increase
interest
certification
coming
decades.
Therefore,
monitoring
verification
those
standards,
shown
our
study,
fundamental
provide
true
benefits,
transparency,
confidence
market.
Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 28
Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2025
Land
degradation,
caused
by
human-induced
processes
such
as
agricultural
practices,
deforestation
and
overgrazing,
poses
a
significant
threat
to
countries
worldwide,
including
Tunisia.
Agroecological
farming
well
the
broader
paradigm
of
agroecology
transform
food
systems,
are
considered
important
solutions
address
challenges
drivers
land
degradation.
This
paper
aims
explore
potential
future
transformations
in
country
institutional
factors
hindering
transformations.
We
build
on
six
domains
Anderson
et
al.
(2021)
analysis
literature,
use
soil
governance
an
example.
Building
primary
secondary
data,
we
find
that
current
landscape
Tunisia
is
largely
disabling
effective
protection
The
provides
insights
into
formal
informal
institutions
can
be
targeted
more
enabling
environment
for
Frontiers in Earth Science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
13
Опубликована: Март 6, 2025
Since
commercial
manufacture
of
plastics
started
around
1950,
have
grown
more
and
important
to
human
society.
The
ubiquity
plastic
particles
in
the
environment
Inefficient
waste
management
led
presence
tiny
a
wide
range
natural
matrices.
Nowadays,
finding
environments
with
most
potential
archive
past
deposition
airborne
microplastics
is
among
hot
research
topics
while
investigating
pollution
across
globe.
capability
peatlands
as
widespread
type
wetlands
throughout
earth
illustrate
anthropogenic
different
contaminants
has
drawn
attention
researchers
recent
years.
A
number
studies
been
conducted
on
distribution
various
pollutants
peatland
areas.
However,
there
still
limited
information
peatlands.
purpose
this
study
gather
existing
data
occurrence,
We
tried
examine
archives
atmospheric
micro
nano
plastics.
indicates
that
serve
reliable
(with
some
uncertainties)
geo-archive
for
(nano)
It
thoroughly
assesses
methods,
from
sampling
final
analyses,
empower
selecting
effective
approach.
Land Degradation and Development,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 19, 2025
ABSTRACT
Crop
rotation
can
help
to
alleviate
land
use
pressure,
prevent
soil
degradation,
and
promote
sustainable
agricultural
development.
Land
in
Northeast
China
has
long
been
overused
ensure
national
food
security.
Maize–soybean
(MSR)
is
an
effective
conservation
strategy,
but
its
suitability
not
yet
determined
China.
In
this
study,
we
applied
optimized
MaxEnt
model
by
integrating
multiple
environmental
variables
systematically
predict
the
of
for
maize
soybean
cultivation,
establish
MSR
function,
define
specific
range
priority
The
obtained
significantly
improved
performance,
where
suitable
areas
covered
60.25%
56.88%,
respectively,
total
area
Suitability
was
influenced
factors,
including
climate,
topography,
soil,
hydrology,
conditions,
particularly
gravel
content
depth,
were
identified
as
main
factors.
Extensive
are
supporting
MSR,
highly
only
account
6.96%
area,
they
primarily
located
Songnen
Plain,
most
which
developed
into
cropland.
scientifically
implementing
thereby
providing
crucial
support
adjusting
planting
structure
optimizing
planning
Agronomy,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(5), С. 1132 - 1132
Опубликована: Май 5, 2025
Soil
microorganisms
are
essential
for
maintaining
the
function
and
health
of
agricultural
ecosystems.
However,
responses
microbial
communities
to
long-term
changes
in
land
use
have
been
insufficiently
explored.
Hence,
based
on
a
15
years
field
experiments
northeast
Mollisol
region
China,
we
applied
Illumina
high-throughput
sequencing
technology
study
effects
different
types,
including
conventional
tillage
(CT),
bare
(BL),
no
(NT),
natural
vegetation
restoration
(NVR),
afforestation
(AF),
bacterial
along
soil
profile
(0–5
cm,
5–10
10–20
20–30
cm)
co-occurrence
networks
identified
their
relationships
with
physicochemical
properties.
The
findings
indicated
that
type
as
well
depth
affected
diversity
structure
significantly.
There
was
marked
difference
between
CT
NT
at
depths,
except
cm.
In
NT,
NVR,
AF,
relative
abundance
Actinomycetota
Firmicutes
higher
than
CT.
Conversely,
showed
remarkably
Proteobacteria
Acidobacteriota
BL,
AF.
Compared
increased
stability
complexity
community
Additionally,
composition
were
correlated
soil’s
total
nitrogen
(TN),
pH
organic
carbon
(TOC).
Our
revealed
potential
mechanism
by
which
distribution
communities,
high
importance
sustainable
development
agriculture
optimal
management
resources.
