Water availability is a major factor constraining humanity's ability to meet the future food and
energy needs of a growing and increasingly affluent human population. Water plays an …

Water management in oil and gas production industries is one of the important issues due to
the requirement of huge amount of freshwater in process and generation of large amount of …

The increasing global demand for farmland products is placing unprecedented pressure on
the global agricultural system and its water resources. Many regions of the world, that are …

Tropical forests are vital for global biodiversity, carbon storage and local livelihoods, yet they
are increasingly under threat from human activities. Large-scale land acquisitions have …

Water is a major factor limiting crop production in many regions around the world. Irrigation
can greatly enhance crop yields, but the local availability and timing of freshwater resources …

Energy development and consumption drive changes in global climate, landscapes, and
biodiversity. The oil sands of western Canada are an epicenter of oil production, creating …

Abstract “Blue carbon” wetland vegetation has a limited freshwater requirement. One type,
mangroves, utilizes less freshwater during transpiration than adjacent terrestrial ecoregions …

Shale deposits are globally abundant and widespread. Extraction of shale oil and shale gas
is generally performed through water‐intensive hydraulic fracturing. Despite recent work on …

Vaca Muerta is the major region in South America where horizontal drilling and hydraulic
fracturing techniques are used to extract unconventional shale oil and gas. Despite the …

Virtual water describes water embedded in the production of goods and offers meaningful
insights about the complex interplay between water, trade and sustainability. In this Review …