Infectious diseases originating from animals (zoonotic diseases) have emerged following
deforestation from agriculture. Agriculture can reduce its land use through intensification, ie …

Carbon sequestration in grasslands has been proposed as an important means to offset
greenhouse gas emissions from ruminant systems. To understand the potential and …

Livestock rearing is a major source of livelihood for food and income in dryland Asia.
Increasing livestock density (LSKD) affects ecosystem structure and function, amplifies the …

The production and consumption of animal-source foods must be transformed to mitigate
negative environmental outcomes, including greenhouse gas emissions and land-use …

Over the last 20 years, there has been a surge of interest in the use of reflectance data
collected using satellites and aerial vehicles to monitor vegetation diversity. One …

Grazing has been associated with contrasting effects on soil carbon stocks at local scales,
but accurate global assessments of its net impact are lacking. Here we conducted a meta …

Grasslands represent the largest ecosystem in China, accurate and efficient extraction of its
integrated vegetation cover (IVC) plays a crucial role in supporting policy decisions. This …

There is a need for policies to address and reduce the pressure from human activities on the
Earth system. Holistic assessment methods are needed for evaluating the potential of …

Abstract CONTEXT Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) remains a method of choice for assessing
the environmental performance of agricultural systems. However, it is rarely applied to …

The grassland ecosystems of Mongolia are among the most sensitive to global climate
change because of the arid and semiarid climate. As a key source of primary productivity for …