Despite substantial conservation efforts, the loss of ecosystems continues globally, along
with related declines in species and nature's contributions to people. An effective ecosystem …

There is a clear link between human developmental strides and biodiversity status on the
African continent. The link exists in the form of drivers, outlooks, emergent properties and …

Widespread degradation of natural ecosystems around the globe has resulted in several
ecological problems. Ecological restoration is considered a global priority as an important …

Dehesas and montados are Mediterranean agroforestry systems characterized by scattered
oak trees with an understory grazed extensively by livestock and, in some cases …

Tidal flats have great potential to expand human living space and provide abundant
resources. However, large-scale reclamation and development activities have had profound …

Safeguarding biodiversity and human well-being depends on sustaining ecosystems. Two
global standards for quantifying ecosystem change, the International Union for Conservation …

Most businesses depend on biodiversity, either directly, indirectly as ecosystem services, or
through their supply chains. In negatively impacting biodiversity, businesses risk losing …

With environmental change, understanding how species recover from overharvesting and
maintain viable populations is central to ecosystem restoration. Here, we reconstruct 90 …

Home gardening has a long history that started when humans became sedentary, being
traditionally considered an accessible source of food and medicinal plants to treat common …

Worldwide, ecosystems are suffering important taxonomic and functional modifications in
response to anthropogenic disturbances, operating at multiple spatial and temporal scales …