Mountain grasslands are widespread ecosystems worldwide that provide economic and
cultural ecosystem services. They serve as a source of food, carbon sequestration, clean …

Steep-slope cropland plays a vital role in food production, economic development,
ecosystem diversity, and European cultural heritage. However, these systems are …

The installation of a rural settlement complex in the watershed stream Indaiá has promoted
changes in land-use and vegetation cover dynamics; however, the effects of intensive …

The management of cultivated areas has been the subject of scientific and political debate
because of its adverse effects on soil health and associated ecosystem services. A route to …

CONTEXT European vineyards, producing over 50% of the world's wine and hosting
significant cultural landscapes, face threats from climate change and related severe weather …

Rwanda, the land of thousand hills, hosts a large diversity in environmental conditions,
regionally classified into agro-ecological zones (AEZs). This paper aimed to explore the …

Soil, water, and nutrient loss by water erosion are among the main factors leading to land
degradation, decreasing soil productivity and the provision of ecosystem services. The …

This study carries out the first evaluation of the impacts of ravines and gullies in urban areas
in Brazil considering environmental damage, such as costs related to land restoration and …

This study examined the relationship between the land-use and land-cover changes in the
mountainous Haean Basin of the Republic of Korea, a water source area, and the muddy …

The channel and adjacent floodplain tracts of rivers comprise the riparian zone, which is
sensitive to a variety of natural/environmental and human-induced hazards. The …