Soils act as sources and sinks for greenhouse gases (GHG) such as carbon dioxide (CO 2),
methane (CH 4), and nitrous oxide (N 2 O). Since both storage and emission capacities may …

One-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally, which
amounts to about 1.3 billion tons per year. An updated review of global food loss and waste …

With rising demand for biomass, cropland expansion and intensification represent the main
strategies to boost agricultural production, but are also major drivers of biodiversity decline …

Rising competition for crop usage presents policy challenges exacerbated by poor
understanding of where crops are harvested for various uses. Here we create high …

Providing food and other products to a growing human population while safeguarding
natural ecosystems and the provision of their services is a significant scientific, social and …

African oil palm has the highest productivity amongst cultivated oleaginous crops. Species
can constitute a single crop capable to fulfill the growing global demand for vegetable oils …

Many environmental factors constrain the production of major food crops in Sub-Saharan
Africa and South Asia. At the same time, these food production systems themselves have a …

The role of intensification in minimizing cropland and slowing deforestation is often disputed.
We make a broad distinction between technology-induced and market-induced …

Land-use change is a key driver of the global biodiversity crisis and a particularly serious
threat to tropical biodiversity. Throughout the tropics, the staggering pace of deforestation …

Tropical forests provide critical ecosystem services worldwide. Nonetheless, ongoing
agricultural expansion, timber extraction, and mining continue to jeopardize important forest …