CONTEXT Pesticide use in agriculture has serious impacts on the environment, biodiversity
and human health. Even though these strong negative impacts have been identified for …

Despite Nigeria's immense wealth in water resources, the country faces a significant water
crisis that is exceptionally difficult to resolve, particularly considering the associated public …

The exponential rise of information available means we can now, in theory, access
knowledge on almost any question we ask. However, as the amount of unverified …

From the perspective of the agricultural circular economy, rebuilding the crop-livestock
integration system contributes a lot to improving the recycling rate of livestock manure, and …

Abstract Small, 1st and 2nd-order, headwater streams and ponds play essential roles in
providing natural flood control, trap** sediments and contaminants, retaining nutrients …

Abstract Despite the European Nitrate Directive (ND) being issued almost 30 years ago,
groundwater nitrate contamination is still a serious threat to ecosystems and human health …

Nitrogen sourced from agricultural fertilizers is a major contributor to water pollution. Despite
policies targeting a range of farming practice changes, the goal of substantially reducing …

The EU rural development policy has addressed challenges related to climate change in
agriculture by introducing public voluntary schemes, which financially support the adoption …

The growing awareness of the negative impact of agriculture on the natural environment
creates social expectation towards the reduction of this impact through the pro …

Crop and livestock farmers must respond to climate change, including a range of physical
and cultural impacts and risks. In rural northern California, farmers face extreme drought and …