The objective of this review is to explore and discuss the concept of local food system
resilience in light of the disruptions brought to those systems by the 2020 COVID-19 …

Agriculture is the backbone of the Ethiopian economy, and the agricultural sector is
dominated by smallholder farming systems. The farming systems are facing constraints such …

The distribution of dryland trees and their density, cover, size, mass and carbon content are
not well known at sub-continental to continental scales,,,,,,,,,,,,–. This information is important …

A large proportion of dryland trees and shrubs (hereafter referred to collectively as trees)
grow in isolation, without canopy closure. These non-forest trees have a crucial role in …

Trees are an integral part in European landscapes, but only forest resources are
systematically assessed by national inventories. The contribution of urban and agricultural …

The prevailing global environmental distress, particularly in rural areas, calls for the
adoption of integrated sustainable rural development strategies like climate-smart …

Climate variability is a major source of risk to smallholder farmers and pastoralists,
particularly in dryland regions. A growing body of evidence links climate-related risk to the …

Highlights•Majority forecasts for feeding the future global population predict an increase in a
croplands at the expense of forests and pastures.•A third of the forecasts shows that it is …

The global food system is failing to deliver sufficient and nutritious food to all, while
damaging the earth and unsustainably drawing down its resources. We argue that trees and …

The soil microbiome comprises one of the most important and complex components of all
terrestrial ecosystems as it harbors millions of microbes including bacteria, fungi, archaea …