The widespread historical and ongoing abandonment of agricultural lands worldwide
presents important opportunities for promoting climate change mitigation through carbon …

Active grassland restoration has gained importance in mitigating the dramatic decline of
farmnland biodiversity. While there is evidence that such operations are generally effective …

As we enter the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, there is an increasing
need for finding nature-based solutions for the restoration of grasslands across the globe …

European semi-natural dry grasslands are among the most endangered terrestrial
ecosystems, being recognised as habitats of community interest by the EU Habitats …

Green hay transfer from species‐rich donor sites is now commonly used in Europe to restore
species‐rich semi‐natural grassland, both on ex‐arable land and on former intensive …

Mountain grassland restoration success may be hampered by limited seed dispersal and
poor soil seed banks of many grassland species. These constraints can be overcome by …

Sowing of regionally specific seed mixtures on former arable land is increasingly used to
restore species‐rich grasslands but it often faces important obstacles in environmental …

Biological invasions degrade ecosystems, negatively affecting human well-being and
biodiversity. Restoration of invaded agricultural ecosystems is among specific goals of …

The restoration of degraded arable land to species-rich and functional grasslands by sowing
native species has been tested successfully, while studies on restoration considering land …

Semi-natural mountain grasslands are species-rich and provide a wide range of ecosystem
services, such as biomass production for livestock grazing and carbon sequestration. Land …