Abstract Nature‐based solutions (NbS)—solutions to societal challenges that involve
working with nature—have recently gained popularity as an integrated approach that can …

Restoration of degraded drylands is urgently needed to mitigate climate change, reverse
desertification and secure livelihoods for the two billion people who live in these areas. Bold …

Restoration islands are concentrated plantings in strategic locations, created to efficiently
use resources to achieve restoration goals. These methods have been used effectively in …

Limiting climate warming to< 2° C requires increased mitigation efforts, including land
stewardship, whose potential in the United States is poorly understood. We quantified the …

Many agricultural communities depend on groundwater irrigation as a supplemental or
primary water source. However, groundwater resources are finite, and depletion can make …

In large areas of the world that are deeply scarred by desertification and hampered by low
capacity for natural regeneration, the scaling up of ecological restoration and rehabilitation …

Understanding the formation and causes of cropland abandonment is crucial for develo**
effective strategies to mitigate this process. However, studies on cropland abandonment …

Land degradation affects 10–20% of drylands globally. Intensive land use and management,
large-scale disturbances such as extractive operations, and global climate change, have …

Following the removal of invasive plant species, most land managers rely on natural
succession to re‐establish native plant communities. However, insufficient native propagule …

The transport sector fulfils crucial economic and social functions with railways being
instrumental in the safe, efficient, and reliable movements of people to their destinations and …