The strategic goals of the United Nations and the Aichi Targets for biodiversity conservation
have not been met. Instead, biodiversity has continued to rapidly decrease, especially in …

Drylands, comprising semi‐arid, arid, and hyperarid regions, cover approximately 41% of
the Earth's land surface and have expanded considerably in recent decades. Even under …

Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Urban regions across the world have expanded rapidly in recent decades, affecting fragile
natural habitats, including in drylands, and threatening the achievement of the UN …

Degradation of ecosystems can occur when certain ecological thresholds are passed below
which ecosystem responses remain within 'safe ecological limits'. Ecosystems such as …

As a sensitive region, identifying land cover change in drylands is critical to understanding
global environmental change. However, the current findings related to land cover change in …

Drylands are particularly sensitive to climate change, and soil water availability is critical for
dryland ecosystems. Climate change and large-scale ecological restoration have led to …

Background Land degradation and climate change pose serious threats to global
biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services. The key role of plant diversity in resisting …

Earth harbours an extraordinary plant phenotypic diversity that is at risk from ongoing global
changes,. However, it remains unknown how increasing aridity and livestock grazing …

Cycles of plant growth, termed phenology, are tightly linked to environmental controls. The
length of time spent growing, bounded by the start and end of season, is an important …