Global Approaches for Ecological Restoration in Urban Environments: A PRISMA Review

IAF Bertoleti, ML Ferreira, EPC Gomes… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2025 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Since the Industrial Revolution, global urbanization has expanded rapidly,
leading to serious implications for human well-being and biodiversity. The rapid construction …

Isotopic composition (δ13C and δ15N) in the soil-plant system of subtropical urban forests

MAG Pereira, M Domingos, EA da Silva… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study brings information on the dynamics of C and N in urban forests in a subtropical
region. We tested the hypothesis that C and N isotopic sign of leaves and soil and …

2030 Agenda: discussion on Brazilian priorities facing air pollution and climate change challenges

FR de Moura, FMR da Silva Júnior - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The advance of human activities in a disorderly way has accelerated in recent decades,
intensifying the environmental impacts directly linked to these practices. The atmosphere …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal monitoring of subtropical urban forests in mitigating air pollution: Policy implications for nature-based solutions

ML Ferreira, AP Ribeiro, F Rakauskas… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Air pollution remains a major global challenge in addressing environmental and health
issues requiring continuous and immediate action. Nevertheless, the extensive adverse …

Urban Forests, Territorial Planning and Political Stability: Key Factors to Face Climate Change in a Megacity

ML Ferreira, CT Kniess, WM Silva, ATS Ferreira - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Megacities across the planet face a range of economic and territorial challenges. Future
climate predictions suggest that several urban areas will present greater social and …

Evaluation of urban tree barks as bioindicators of environmental pollution using the X-ray fluorescence technique

CRG Caldana, VM Hanai-Yoshida, TH Paulino… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Some chemical elements released in nature due to anthropogenic actions are harmful to
living beings, and finding efficient and low-cost ways to measure their presence is a …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon and nitrogen stock in soils of subtropical urban forests: Isotopic δ13C and δ15N indicators for nature-based solutions in a megacity

M Ramon, R Lafortezza, AP Ribeiro, PB de Camargo… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban forest soils play a pivotal role in enhancing the environmental sustainability of cities,
contributing to various natural processes, including plant–microbe interactions, microbial …

Green areas as promoters of health, leisure and physical activity: a systematic review

NC de Oliveira, JF Albuquerque… - Revista de Gestão …, 2022 - uninove.emnuvens.com.br
As áreas verdes, como parques, praças e jardins são utilizadas pelas comunidades como
espaços para práticas de saúde, como lazer e atividades físicas. A disponibilidade desses …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping and Assessing Urban Agriculture in São Paulo: Tackling Socio-Economic and Environmental Issues through Nature-Based Solutions

LV Bennedetti, S Ronchi, M Lamano Ferreira… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Inefficient urban transformations pose multifaceted challenges. In this context, urban
agriculture (UA) can address environmental and socio-economic issues. Despite recent UA …

Sustainable development in São Paulo's Green Belt Biosphere Reserve: between the void of municipal environmental policies and the ecosystem management of the …

ML Ferreira, FB Dalmas, M Santanna… - Revista de Gestão …, 2023 - periodicos.uninove.br
Introdução: A Reserva da Biosfera do Cinturão Verde de São Paulo, com 2, 33 milhões de
hectares e sua área urbana interna com 220 mil hectares, configura-se como território de …