Controlling heavy metal pollution in agricultural soil has been a significant challenge. These
heavy metals seriously threaten the surrounding ecological environment and human health …

The increasing abandonment of marginal land creates new opportunities for restoration,
reintroduction, and rewilding, but what do these terms mean in a rapidly and irreversibly …

The global response to warming of 1.5 oC comprises transitions in land and ecosystem,
energy, urban and infrastructure, and industrial systems. The feasibility of mitigation and …

Exotic annual grasses dominate millions of hectares and increase fire frequency in the
sagebrush ecosystem of North America. This devastating invasion is so costly and …

Canopy-forming macroalgae play a crucial role in coastal primary production and nutrient
cycling, providing food, shelter, nurseries, and habitat for many vertebrate and invertebrate …

Ecosystem degradation is one of the critical constraints for the sustainable development of
our planet. However, recovering an ecosystem to a pre-impairment condition is often not …

Key message The above-and belowground impacts due to Acacia invasions have been
described in detail over the last 25 years. Future research should focus on the early …

Restoration of foundation species promises to reverse environmental degradation and
return lost ecosystem services, but a lack of standardized evaluation across projects limits …

Successful cost-effective reforestation plantings depend substantially on maximising sapling
survival from the time of planting, yet in reforestation programs remarkably little attention is …

Restoration scientists and practitioners have recently begun to include economic and social
aspects in the design and investment decisions for restoration projects. With few exceptions …