A review of the interactions between biodiversity, agriculture, climate change, and international trade: research and policy priorities
Striving to feed a population set to reach almost 10 billion people by 2050 in a sustainable
way is high on the research and policy agendas. Further intensification and expansion of …
way is high on the research and policy agendas. Further intensification and expansion of …
COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown as a “Global Human Confinement Experiment” to investigate biodiversity conservation
Efforts to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) have led to the
unprecedented concurrent confinement of nearly two-thirds of the global population. The …
unprecedented concurrent confinement of nearly two-thirds of the global population. The …
The direct drivers of recent global anthropogenic biodiversity loss
Effective policies to halt biodiversity loss require knowing which anthropogenic drivers are
the most important direct causes. Whereas previous knowledge has been limited in scope …
the most important direct causes. Whereas previous knowledge has been limited in scope …
Changing state of the climate system
SK Gulev, PW Thorne, J Ahn, FJ Dentener… - 2021 - centaur.reading.ac.uk
2 Chapter 2 assesses observed large-scale changes in climate system drivers, key climate
indicators and 3 principal modes of variability. Chapter 3 considers model performance and …
indicators and 3 principal modes of variability. Chapter 3 considers model performance and …
The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt
Owing to a long history of anthropogenic pressures, freshwater ecosystems are among the
most vulnerable to biodiversity loss. Mitigation measures, including wastewater treatment …
most vulnerable to biodiversity loss. Mitigation measures, including wastewater treatment …
Meta-analysis reveals declines in terrestrial but increases in freshwater insect abundances
Recent case studies showing substantial declines of insect abundances have raised alarm,
but how widespread such patterns are remains unclear. We compiled data from 166 long …
but how widespread such patterns are remains unclear. We compiled data from 166 long …
Changing ocean, marine ecosystems, and dependent communities
NL Bindoff, WWL Cheung, JG Kairo, J Arístegui… - 2019 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
The ocean is a key component of the Earth system (Chapter 1) as it provides essential life
supporting services (Inniss et al. 2017). For example, it stores heat trapped in the …
supporting services (Inniss et al. 2017). For example, it stores heat trapped in the …
Deep learning and computer vision will transform entomology
Most animal species on Earth are insects, and recent reports suggest that their abundance is
in drastic decline. Although these reports come from a wide range of insect taxa and regions …
in drastic decline. Although these reports come from a wide range of insect taxa and regions …
Global acceleration in rates of vegetation change over the past 18,000 years
Global vegetation over the past 18,000 years has been transformed first by the climate
changes that accompanied the last deglaciation and again by increasing human pressures; …
changes that accompanied the last deglaciation and again by increasing human pressures; …
The geography of biodiversity change in marine and terrestrial assemblages
Human activities are fundamentally altering biodiversity. Projections of declines at the global
scale are contrasted by highly variable trends at local scales, suggesting that biodiversity …
scale are contrasted by highly variable trends at local scales, suggesting that biodiversity …