Biological insurance theory predicts that, in a variable environment, aggregate ecosystem
properties will vary less in more diverse communities because declines in the performance …

Recent years have seen a surge of interest in ecosystem multifunctionality, a concept that
has developed in the largely separate fields of biodiversity–ecosystem function and land …

Extensive ecosystem restoration is increasingly seen as being central to conserving
biodiversity and stabilizing the climate of the Earth. Although ambitious national and global …

Alongside the steep reductions needed in fossil fuel emissions, natural climate solutions
(NCS) represent readily deployable options that can contribute to Canada's goals for …

The determination of spatiotemporal variation in ecosystem service value and its drivers is
fundamental to ecosystem service management and decision-making. This paper selects a …

Tens of thousands of species are threatened with extinction as a result of human activities.
Here we explore how the extinction risks of terrestrial mammals and birds might change in …

Rural production–living–ecological (PLE) space is the essential carrier of China's rural land
resource planning and management. However, the pattern identification, optimal prediction …

Ecosystem services (ES), the benefits that humans obtain from nature, are of great
importance for human well-being. The challenge of meeting the growing human demands …

Global agricultural feeds over 7 billion people, but is also a leading cause of environmental
degradation. Understanding how alternative agricultural production systems, agricultural …

Providing food, timber, energy, housing, and other goods and services, while maintaining
ecosystem functions and biodiversity that underpin their sustainable supply, is one of the …