BACKGROUND Biodiversity is under siege, with greatly enhanced rates of local and global
extinction and the decline of once-abundant species. Current rates of human-induced …

Agricultural intensification not only increases food production but also drives widespread
biodiversity decline. Increasing landscape heterogeneity has been suggested to increase …

Disparities in food access and the resulting inequities in food security are persistent
problems in cities across the United States. The nation's capital is no exception. The District …

The COVID-19 crisis has created a moment where existing calls for agroecology acquire
new relevance. Agroecology provides a path to reconstruct a post-COVID-19 agriculture …

The recent antiracist move ment in the United States and beyond inspired the Sierra Club,
one of the oldest and most presti gious global conservation organiza tions, to distance itself …

Diverse, severe, and location-specific impacts on agricultural production are anticipated with
climate change. The last IPCC report indicates that the rise of CO 2 and associated …

Soil health, along with water supply, is the most valuable resource for humans, as human life
depends on the soil's generosity. Soil degradation, therefore, poses a threat to food security …

Agroecology as a transformative movement has gained momentum in many countries
worldwide. In several cases, the implementation of agroecological practices has grown …

Old‐growth tropical forests are being extensively deforested and fragmented worldwide. Yet
forest recovery through succession has led to an expansion of secondary forests in human …

The threat of global climate change has caused concern among scientists because crop
production could be severely affected by changes in key climatic variables that could …