The two most urgent and interlinked environmental challenges humanity faces are climate
change and biodiversity loss. We are entering a pivotal decade for both the international …

Executive summary Food systems have the potential to nurture human health and support
environmental sustainability; however, they are currently threatening both. Providing a …

Obtaining accurate and widespread measurements of the vertical structure of the Earth's
forests has been a long-sought goal for the ecological community. Such observations are …

As the terrestrial human footprint continues to expand, the amount of native forest that is free
from significant damaging human activities is in precipitous decline. There is emerging …

Over 140 Mha of restoration commitments have been pledged across the global tropics, yet
guidance is needed to identify those landscapes where implementation is likely to provide …

Avoiding catastrophic climate change requires rapid decarbonization and improved
ecosystem stewardship. To achieve the latter, ecosystems should be prioritized by …

Tropical forest fragmentation results in habitat and biodiversity loss and increased carbon
emissions. Here, we link an increased likelihood of tropical forest loss to decreasing …

Ecological spatial networks (ESNs) that integrate ecosystem service (ES) provision and
connectivity can address the challenges of fragmented ecological space and declining ES …

Landscape structure and fragmentation have important effects on ecosystem services, with a
common assumption being that fragmentation reduces service provision. This is based on …

Human land-use changes represent the most important drivers of biodiversity loss, and
amphibians and reptiles represent the most threatened groups of vertebrates globally …