Land degradation has become one of the biggest environmental challenges human society
is currently facing, which is why understanding the global pattern of this land crisis is …

Abstract Eastern Europe and Central Asia is a major food producer and exporter. Almost a
quarter of world wheat exports come from the region, and especially from Kazakhstan …

Global vegetation dynamics are of critical importance for understanding changes in
ecosystem structure and functioning and their responses to different natural and …

The constant provision of plant productivity is integral to supporting the liability of
ecosystems and human wellbeing in global drylands. Drylands are paradigmatic examples …

Globally, vegetation has been changing dramatically. The vegetation–water dynamic is key
to understanding ecosystem structure and functioning in water-limited ecosystems …

Kazakhstan is part of the Eurasian Steppes, the world's largest contiguous grassland
system. Kazakh grassland systems are largely understudied despite being historically …

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 …

Abstract Knowledge of the vegetation dynamics is critical for addressing the potential
challenges and threats facing the land surface ecosystems. Various climatic and …

To alleviate the severe rocky desertification and improve the ecological degradation
conditions in Southwest China, the national and local Chinese governments have …

Abstract Knowledge of the spatial distribution of agricultural abandonment following the
collapse of the Soviet Union is highly uncertain. To help improve this situation, we have …