Roughly 2 billion ha of land are degraded and in need of ecological restoration worldwide.
Active restoration frequently involves revegetation, which leads to the dilemma of whether to …

Alien species are a significant threat to natural ecosystems and human economies. Despite
global efforts to address this challenge, the documented number of alien species is rapidly …

An assessment of the global progress in climate change adaptation is urgently needed.
Despite a rising awareness that adaptation should involve diverse societal actors and a …

Scientific syntheses integrate and assess knowledge in a field of research by laying out the
current state of knowledge and identifying gaps, thereby fostering research on new or …

Islands are at the center of discourses on climate change. Yet despite extensive work on
diverse island systems in a changing climate, we still lack an understanding of climate …

Conservation of threatened species is essential for achieving sustainable development
goals and realizing ecological civilization in China. However, our new survey on endemic …

Seaweed farming is widely expected to transform the way we approach sustainable
developments, particularly in the context of the 'Blue Economy'. However, many claims of the …

The use of science, scientific information, and other knowledge to inform decision-making is
increasingly recognised as an integral feature of environmental governance–a governance …

Exposure to extreme temperatures can negatively affect animal reproduction, by disrupting
the ability of individuals to produce any offspring (fertility), or the number of offspring …

Given that 64% of nonhuman primate species are threatened with extinction, science-based
conservation action is urgently needed to protect their imperiled populations. However, lack …