Soil organic matter (SOM) provides vital services to humanity. Its preservation and further
accrual are key to sustain food production and avoid an irreversible climate crisis. Here we …

Climate models project that many terrestrial ecosystems will become drier over the course of
this century, leading to a drastic increase in the global extent of arid soils. In order to …

Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem
services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure …

Global estimates of the size, distribution, and vulnerability of soil inorganic carbon (SIC)
remain largely unquantified. By compiling 223,593 field-based measurements and …

Land degradation has become one of the biggest environmental challenges human society
is currently facing, which is why understanding the global pattern of this land crisis is …

Global drylands, covering about 41% of Earth's surface and inhabited by 38% of the world's
population, are facing the stark challenges of water scarcity, low water productivity, and food …

Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, reverse
desertification and secure livelihoods for the two billion people who live in these areas. Bold …

While agricultural systems are a major pillar in global food security, their productivity is
currently threatened by many environmental issues triggered by anthropogenic climate …

Water scarcity affects 1–2 billion people globally, most of whom live in drylands. Under
projected climate change, millions more people will be living under conditions of severe …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the largest terrestrial carbon (C) pool and is vulnerable to
climate and land-use changes. Promoting the stabilization of SOC will reduce climate …