Research shows that livestock account for a significant proportion of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions and global consumption of livestock products is growing rapidly. This paper …

Soil, an important component of land, has numerous functions and ecosystem services
essential to all terrestrial life. Soil degradation, decline in its capacity to support functions …

Green water––rainfall over land that eventually flows back to the atmosphere as
evapotranspiration––is the main source of water to produce food, feed, fiber, timber, and …

Abstract IPCC SPECIAL REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAND (SRCCL) Chapter 3:
Climate Change and Land: An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land …

Carbon emissions from land‐use changes in tropical dry forest systems are poorly
understood, although they are likely globally significant. The South American Chaco has …

Overgrazing significantly affects alpine meadows in ways similar to grasslands in other
areas. Fencing to exclude grazers is one of the main management practices used to protect …

The 2006 FAO report concerning the environmental impact of the livestock sector has
generated scientific debate, especially considering the context of global warming and the …

The dry forests of Latin America are among the most dynamic deforestation frontiers in the
world and are important carbon and biodiversity reservoirs. Our knowledge on the spatial …

Much of drylands has been hit by land degradation during the recent decades. But whether
and how desertification is related to climate change is poorly understood. Here, using the …

It is important to investigate the responses of greenhouse gases to climate change
(temperature, precipitation) and anthropogenic factors in plateau wetland. Based on the …