Executive summary Food systems have the potential to nurture human health and support
environmental sustainability; however, they are currently threatening both. Providing a …

The study of land use transition has generally become an important breakthrough point to
deeply understand the human-land interaction and reveal major socio-economic …

Land system science provides a theoretical lens for deepening our understanding of
interactions between social and environmental systems. Synthesis and integration of land …

Recent decades have witnessed a considerable increase in Payments for Ecosystem
Services (PES)—programmes that exchange value for land management practices intended …

We assess progress toward the protection of 50% of the terrestrial biosphere to address the
species-extinction crisis and conserve a global ecological heritage for future generations …

Over the last few decades rapid advances in processes to collect, monitor, disclose, and
disseminate information have contributed towards the development of entirely new modes of …

While many developed countries are increasing their forest cover, deforestation is still rife in
the tropics and subtropics. With international trade in forest-risk commodities on the rise, it is …

A major reduction in global deforestation is needed to mitigate climate change and
biodiversity loss. Recent private sector commitments aim to eliminate deforestation from a …

The wealth of complementary data available from remote sensing missions can hugely aid
efforts towards accurately determining land use and quantifying subtle changes in land use …

Highlights•Knowledge about ecosystem service production and distribution can foster
sustainability.•Ecosystem service governance best practices can improve ecosystem …