Forest ecosystem services support agricultural, livestock and fishery production through water regulation, soil protection, nutrient circulation, pest control and pollination. Forests’ role in ...

It found that since RRI’s 2017 assessment, there’s been little progress in securing women’s rights to forests in Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local communities. “We’re looking at a ...

A high species richness means that there are more species in the ecosystem. • Example: The tropical rain forest has more species than the desert. • Limitation ... and Mapping • Lists and classifies ...

Figure 1. Illustration of the four approaches used for linking root traits and ecosystem functioning in forests. GPP, gross primary productivity; NUE, nutrient-use efficiency. Approach I: root trait ...

It was once filled with rivers, lakes, and grasslands, supporting wildlife and human settlements. Shivam Verma Updated : Mar 22, 2025, 11:04 PM IST The Sahara Desert, famous for its vast stretches of ...

Forests, pillars of global food security and nutrition, are the livelihoods of millions of families. They provide essential foods such as fruits, seeds, roots and wild meat, fundamental resources ...

Mar. 24, 2025 — The introduction of exotic species can pose significant challenges in the sustainable management of coastal ecosystems, yet researchers have found that Pacific oysters introduced ...

The chlorophyll averages differed among regions (higher in the Loess Plateau and the Mongolian Plateau than in the Tibetan Plateau), grassland types (desert grasslands ... of chlorophyll in natural ...

We are also supporting initiatives to restore degraded mining sites, contributing to ecosystem recovery and carbon sequestration through the Sustainable Land Development Management (SLDM) project.