To respect the Paris agreement targeting a limitation of global warming below 2° C by 2100,
and possibly below 1.5° C, drastic reductions of greenhouse gas emissions are mandatory …

For thousands of years, terracing has been one of the most important systems for preventing
soil erosion, conserving water, and increasing agricultural production. Despite having a long …

The maintenance of soil health in agro-ecosystems is essential for sustaining agricultural
productivity. Through its positive impacts on various soil physical and biological processes …

United Nations established 2021–2030 as the decade for ecosystem restoration and
“prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide”. Ecosystem and land …

In China, slo** farmland accounts for one-third of its total farmland, supporting~ 330
million mountain people's livelihoods. Despite its long history of using soil conservation …

Soil erosion control (SEC), carbon sequestration (CAS), and soil moisture (SMO) strongly
interact in the semi-arid Loess Plateau. Since SMO has supportive effects on SEC and CAS …

Terracing has long been considered a strategy for soil and water conservation in many
mountainous regions of the world. However, the effectiveness of terracing is limited by many …

Research on the natural driving mechanism and trade-offs and synergies of ecosystem
services (ES) is a prerequisite for the implementation of scientific integrated ecosystem …

Agricultural landscapes cultivated in hilly and mountainous areas, often with terracing
practice, could represent for some regions historical heritages and cultural ecosystem …

Cover management and support practices largely control the magnitude and variability of
soil erosion. Although soil erosion models account for their importance (particularly by C …