Air pollution, due to its detrimental impacts on the environment, economy, and human
health, has emerged as a significant global challenge. To curb air pollution, policymakers …

Forests provide vital ecosystem services such as soil and water conservation, climate
regulation, and carbon storage. Large-scale afforestation programs are being attempted in …

Human activities affect the Earth System with an unprecedented magnitude, causing
undesirable irreversible degradation. The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals …

Depletion of natural resources and their impact on environmental quality is a pressing
concern that requires urgent attention. As the world's population continues to grow, the …

Abstract To address global challenges,,–, 193 countries have committed to the 17 United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Quantifying progress towards achieving …

Inadequate water quality can mean that water is unsuitable for a variety of human uses, thus
exacerbating freshwater scarcity. Previous large-scale water scarcity assessments mostly …

China's extensive planted forests play a crucial role in carbon storage, vital for climate
change mitigation. However, the complex spatiotemporal dynamics of China's planted forest …

The effectiveness of national policies for air pollution control has been demonstrated, but the
relative effectiveness of short-term emission reduction measures in comparison with national …

China has responded to a national land-system sustainability emergency via an integrated
portfolio of large-scale programmes. Here we review 16 sustainability programmes, which …

Agricultural subsidies lead to changes in the use of chemical fertilizer by farmers. Using data
from a household survey conducted annually by the Rural Economy Research Center of the …