Despite the looming land scarcity for agriculture, cropland abandonment is widespread
globally. Abandoned cropland can be reused to support food security and climate change …

Climate change requires major mitigation efforts, mainly emission reduction. Carbon
sequestration and avoided deforestation are complementary mitigation strategies that can …

Large‐scale vegetation restoration profoundly affects ecohydrological and
hydrometeorological processes with consequent effects on soil and water conservation …

Afforestation can influence evapotranspiration (E) and precipitation (P), thereby altering
water availability (known as P− E) on land. However, such effects on P− E have rarely been …

Land‒atmosphere coupling intensifies the vulnerability of ecosystems in drylands. However,
whether and how ecological restoration would modify the land‒atmosphere coupling across …

Carbon credits generated through jurisdictional-scale avoided deforestation projects require
accurate estimates of deforestation emission baselines, but there are serious challenges to …

Abstract Greening of Northern China and the Tibetan Plateau (NCTP) has been observed by
increases in the remotely sensed leaf area index (LAI), driven primarily by CO2 fertilization …

Accurately characterizing changes in irrigation water use (IWU) is crucial for formulating
optimal water resource allocation policies, particularly in the context of climate change …

To comprehensively evaluate the alterations in water ecosystem service functions within arid
watersheds, this study focused on the Bosten Lake Basin, which is situated in the arid region …

Cities can experience losing greenery to urban development, while also pursuing greening
efforts. However, whether and how long-term changes in land-use and policies affect …