Agriculture is major sector in the economy of Central Asia. The sustainable use of
agricultural land is therefore essential to economic growth, human well-being, social equity …

Climate change, land degradation and drought affect millions of people living in drylands
worldwide. With its food security depending almost entirely on irrigated agriculture, Central …

As an important ecosystem service, water conservation is consistently disturbed and
influenced by human activities. Land use change, as one of the main human influences, has …

In arid areas, it is necessary to apply phytomelioration widely to create an organized, stable
and ecologically well-maintained forest–agrarian landscape in which agricultural lands can …

Land degradation is a major development challenge in Central Asia, with negative
implications on rural livelihoods and food security. We estimate the annual cost of land …

The Three-River Headwaters Region (TRHR) is an important part of the ecological barrier of
the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Understanding the TRHR's major ecosystem service trade-offs …

In this study, the influence of various factors on CO2 emissions in Uzbekistan during the
period 1992-2020 was studied. The study examines the effect of forest area, urban …

Reduced river runoff and expected upstream infrastructural developments are both potential
threats to irrigation water availability for the downstream countries in Central Asia. Although …

This is the first study providing an up-to-date account of the alien flora in Uzbekistan and
analyzing the relationship between the invasion status (casual, naturalized, invasive) of …

We combine institutional economic perspectives and actor-network theory to elucidate the
role of contracts in the evolution of transitional agricultural systems. Such combination of …