Ecosystem health, ecosystem services, and the well‐being of humans and the rest of nature

M Hernández‐Blanco, R Costanza… - Global change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An ecosystem is healthy if it is active, maintains its organization and autonomy over time,
and is resilient to stress. Healthy ecosystems provide human well‐being via ecosystem …

Soil microbiome feedback to climate change and options for mitigation

H Mukhtar, RF Wunderlich, A Muzaffar, A Ansari… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbes are a critical component of soil ecosystems, performing crucial functions in
biogeochemical cycling, carbon sequestration, and plant health. However, it remains …

Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on society, environment, economy, and education

V Kumar, H Alshazly, SA Idris, S Bourouis - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused drastic changes across the globe, affecting all areas of
life. This paper provides a comprehensive study on the influence of COVID-19 in various …

Using response surface methodology approach for optimizing performance and emission parameters of diesel engine powered with ternary blend of Solketal …

P Sharma, MP Le, A Chhillar, Z Said… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study focused on optimizing operation parameters of a diesel engine powered with
ternary blends of oxygenated additive (Solketal)-biodiesel (originated from waste cooking …

What does global land climate look like at 2° C warming?

T Park, H Hashimoto, W Wang, B Thrasher… - Earth's …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Constraining an increase in global mean temperature below 2° C compared to pre‐
industrial levels is critical to limiting dangerous and cascading impacts of anthropogenic …

Amazon deforestation causes strong regional warming

EW Butt, JCA Baker, FGS Bezerra… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Tropical deforestation impacts the climate through complex land–atmosphere interactions
causing local and regional warming. However, whilst the impacts of deforestation on local …

Scorpion envenomation in Brazil: Current scenario and perspectives for containing an increasing health problem

C Guerra-Duarte, R Saavedra-Langer… - PLoS neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Opportunistic scorpion species can colonize urban environments, establishing high-density
communities that enhance the chances of human accidents. This scenario has been taking …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in the surface and atmospheric water budget due to projected Amazon deforestation: Lessons from a fully coupled model simulation

S Wongchuig, JC Espinoza, T Condom, C Junquas… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Amazon forest has a complex interaction with climate at different spatial and temporal
scales. This means that alterations in land use could modify the regional water cycle …

Identifying gaps on health impacts, exposures, and vulnerabilities to climate change on human health and wellbeing in South America: a scoping review

YK Palmeiro-Silva, AG Lescano, EC Flores… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
There is an important gap in regional information on climate change and health, limiting the
development of science-based climate policies in South American countries. This study aims …

Brazil: environment under attack

MD da Silva, PM Fearnside - Environmental Conservation, 2022 - cambridge.org
The escalation of environmental threats in Brazil is unprecedented in history. With science
under attack and public institutions and policies being dismantled, destruction of the …