Naturally regenerating forests or secondary forests (SFs) are a promising strategy for
restoring large expanses of tropical forests at low cost and with high environmental benefits …

Riverine floods cause increasingly severe damages to human settlements and
infrastructure. Ecosystems have a natural capacity to decrease both severity and frequency …

We quantify main ecosystem services (ie the contribution of ecosystems to human well-
being) provided by rivers, lakes, coastal waters and connected ecosystems (riparian areas …

The eco-system in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) is extremely fragile, and highly
vulnerable to climate change. Knowledge of the changes in the ecological conditions is vital …

Improving ecosystem quality is the ultimate goal of ecological restoration projects and
sustainable ecosystem management. However, previous results of ecosystem quality lack …

Forest ecosystems, vital for maintaining global biodiversity and ecological balance, are
increasingly threatened by fragmentation. This study addresses the critical issue in the …

Agriculture has been identified as one of the main drivers of environmental degradation in
the European Union (EU). It can have negative impacts on air, water, soil and biodiversity …