Sampling and analysis or visual examination of soil to assess its status and use potential is
widely practiced from plot to national scales. However, the choice of relevant soil attributes …

Climate models project that many terrestrial ecosystems will become drier over the course of
this century, leading to a drastic increase in the global extent of arid soils. In order to …

Abstract The new European Green Deal has the ambition to make the European Union the
first climate-neutral continent by 2050. The European Commission presented an ambitious …

Ecological restoration, when implemented effectively and sustainably, contributes to
protecting biodiversity; improving human health and wellbeing; increasing food and water …

Advanced biofuels are among the available options to decarbonise transport in the short to
medium term especially for aviation, marine and heavy-duty vehicles that lack immediate …

Land degradation has become one of the biggest environmental challenges human society
is currently facing, which is why understanding the global pattern of this land crisis is …

Ecological security patterns (ESPs) aim to provide an effective spatial approach for
maintaining urban ecological security based on the relationship between landscape …

Transdisciplinary approaches that provide holistic views are essential to properly
understand soil processes and the importance of soil to society and will be crucial in the …

Abstract In October 2015, the 12th Conference of the Parties (COP12) of the United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) proposed a definition for land degradation …

Land degradation and climate change pose enormous risks to global food security. Land
degradation increases the vulnerability of agroecological systems to climate change and …