Event deposits in lake sediments provide invaluable chronicles of geodynamic and climatic
natural hazards on multi-millennial timescales. Sediment archives are particularly useful for …

The Himalayan hills and mountains are very fragile and being threatened by land
degradation due to soil erosion by water, poses serious challenges to the soil ecosystem …

Ocean disposal of industrial waste from technical DDT [mainly 1, 1′-(2, 2, 2-trichloroethane-
1, 1-diyl) bis (4-chlorobenzene), or 4, 4′-DDT] manufacture occurred historically in the …

Abstract From 1985 onwards, South America has undergone a major expansion in
agriculture at the expense of native vegetation (for example, native Pampa grassland). As an …

Coastal vegetated ecosystems are acknowledged for their capacity to sequester organic
carbon (OC), known as blue C. Yet, blue C global accounting is incomplete, with major gaps …

Glaciers are considered secondary sources of pollutants, including radioisotopes such as
Cesium or Plutonium, with heightened concentrations compared to other ecosystems. The …

The accumulation of fallout radionuclides (FRNs) from nuclear weapons testing and nuclear
accidents has been evaluated for over half a century in natural environments; however, until …

Soil erosion is a major challenge for crop production maintenance and improvement in
agricultural regions worldwide. However, quantifying the impacts of soil erosion rate on crop …

Rapid demographic growth in tropical islands can exacerbate conflicts and pressures on
natural resources, as illustrated by the French island of Mayotte where resources are limited …

The Anthropocene as a prospective new, ongoing series/epoch must be defensible against
all relevant concerns. We address the seven, still-relevant challenges posed to the …