Air quality during the COVID-19: PM2. 5 analysis in the 50 most polluted capital cities in the world

D Rodríguez-Urrego, L Rodríguez-Urrego - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract On December 31, 2019, the Chinese authorities reported to the World Health
Organization (WHO) the outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus that causes a serious …

A critical review on water quality index tool: Genesis, evolution and future directions

S Gupta, SK Gupta - Ecological Informatics, 2021 - Elsevier
Water quality is a substantial measure in coordinating water demand and supply. An
adequate level of freshwater is eminent for biological needs and a vital side of integrated …

Effective biodiversity monitoring needs a culture of integration

HS Kühl, DE Bowler, L Bösch, H Bruelheide, J Dauber… - One Earth, 2020 - cell.com
Despite conservation commitments, most countries still lack large-scale biodiversity
monitoring programs to track progress toward agreed targets. Monitoring program design is …

Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: Recommendations for the new global biodiversity framework from the European experience

CB van Rees, KA Waylen… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Plans are currently being drafted for the next decade of action on biodiversity—both the post‐
2020 Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and …

Protected areas support more species than unprotected areas in Great Britain, but lose them equally rapidly

R Cooke, F Mancini, RJ Boyd, KL Evans, A Shaw… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Protected areas are a key conservation tool, yet their effectiveness at maintaining
biodiversity through time is rarely quantified. Here, we assess protected area effectiveness …

[HTML][HTML] What is the deal with the Green Deal: Will the new strategy help to improve European freshwater quality beyond the Water Framework Directive?

MZ Bieroza, R Bol, M Glendell - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Agricultural land use covers almost half of the EU territory and reducing nutrient and
pesticide losses to freshwaters is central to existing EU policy. However, the progress of …

Synthesizing evidence in sustainability science through harmonized experiments: Community monitoring in common pool resources

PJ Ferraro, A Agrawal - Proceedings of the National …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Over 30 y ago, Elinor Ostrom published Governing the Commons (1), a demonstration by
counterexample that the successful management of common pool resources requires …

Advances in forecasting harmful algal blooms using machine learning models: A case study with Planktothrix rubescens in Lake Geneva

J Derot, H Yajima, S Jacquet - Harmful Algae, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of anthropic activities during the 20th century increased the nutrient fluxes
in freshwater ecosystems, leading to the eutrophication phenomenon that most often …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive monitoring for multiscale land management: Lessons learned from the Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) principles

E Kachergis, SW Miller, SE McCord, M Dickard… - Rangelands, 2022 - Elsevier
On the Ground• The BLM Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) strategy
recommends five principles for building multiscale monitoring programs: standardized …

Evolution of a river management industry in Australia reveals meandering pathway to 2030 UN goals

K Russell, K Fryirs, D Reid, A Miller, G Vietz… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Globally, river management is a multi-billion-dollar industry. The United Nations (UN)
Decade of Ecosystem Restoration calls for accelerated action towards integrated …