Abstract While many Circular Economy (CE) indicators communicate that they measure
sustainability, they do not consider the sustainability tripod. Thus, any decision to adopt a CE …

Plants encounter several biotic and abiotic stresses, usually in combination. This results in
major economic losses in agriculture and forestry every year. Climate change aggravates …

Abstract The United Nations estimates the rate of deforestation over 10 million hectares per
year, with additional infested wood available due to drought, bark beetle calamity and other …

There is rising international concern about the zoonotic origins of many global pandemics.
Increasing human-animal interactions are perceived as driving factors in pathogen transfer …

Abstract The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015 shows that deforestation has
slowed and afforestation has increased globally during 1990–2015. Planted forests have …

Background Forest plays an important role in climate regulation and carbon sequestration.
Komto Forest is one of the remnant natural forests found in Guto Gida district of East Wollega …

Much concern about tropical deforestation focuses on oil palm plantations, but their impacts
remain poorly quantified. Using nation-wide interpretation of satellite imagery, and sample …

Changing forest cover is a key driver of local climate change worldwide, as it affects both
albedo and evapotranspiration (ET). Deforestation and forestation are predicted to have …

Rapid population growth and its corresponding effects like the expansion of human
settlement, increasing agricultural land, and industry lead to the loss of forest area in most …

Waste produced in various fields and activities in society has been increasing, thereby
causing immediate environmental harm and a serious-global problem. Recently, the attitude …