Cultivated land past 40% sharply amplifies drought and heatwave risk in northern China’s agro-pastoral ecotone
A study of northern China's Horqin Sandy Land finds that once cultivated land exceeds about 40% of the landscape, drought ...
Tag: ecosystem services
Biochar’s erosion-control co-benefits valued at up to €25 per hectare yearly
A new scenario-based framework values the gross ecosystem-service co-benefits of biochar-mediated soil erosion control at €2.80 to €24.19 per hectare ...
H5N1 Avian Influenza Emerges as a Global Threat to Already Declining Vulture Populations
A letter in Conservation Biology warns that the H5N1 avian influenza panzootic is killing vultures across the Americas and Europe ...
Borneo’s Forest Frontier Faces a $74 Billion Carbon Bill by 2050
A modeling study of Kapuas Hulu Regency in Indonesian Borneo projects that an extractive land-use pathway would impose USD 74.3 ...
Quantifying Nature’s Value: Green Space Health Benefits Valued in Euros
A pilot study in Flanders, Belgium, successfully quantified and monetized the health benefits of green-blue areas, estimating annual economic gains ...
Five restoration scenarios reveal competing stakes in China’s Qilian Mountains
A modeling study of the Qilian Mountains maps human-driven vegetation degradation and tests five restoration scenarios, finding that a soil-conservation ...
Unequal Barriers to Nature’s Benefits Widen Gaps in Quality of Life
A survey of more than 700 residents of the Grenoble area in France reveals that low-income people, women, urban residents ...
Moderate Floods Pay: Bangladesh Study Weighs Damage Against Benefits
A spatial risk–benefit analysis in south-central Bangladesh finds that moderate flood depths of 0.3 to 0.9 metres generate fisheries and ...
Urban Forests Deliver More Than Shade: Soundscapes and Well-Being Emerge as Key to Sustainable Cities
A new editorial argues that urban forests sustain cities through a multi-sensory portfolio of ecosystem services, with soundscapes, mental health ...
Nitrogen Pollution Destabilizes Grassland Productivity Above and Below Ground
A global meta-analysis of 542 observations from 111 studies finds that nitrogen addition synchronously reduces the stability of both aboveground ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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