2026 December - 19 articles
The Ganga basin supports over 500 million people, nearly 40% of India’s population, many of whom depend on river-linked livelihoods and freshwater resources. The Jalaj program promotes alternative livelihoods while supporting biodiversity conse...
Background: Research increasingly recognises meaningful human–nature experiences as key drivers of environmental conservation and stewardship. Despite growing interest in the social dimensions of conservation, limited attention has been given t...
Illegal bushmeat hunting using wire snares remains a major threat to wildlife in African protected ecosystems, yet its spatial and temporal patterns are often difficult to assess because available information is derived from non-random law-enforcemen...
Medicinal plants are central to rural health systems and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa, yet increasing exploitation threatens their persistence. Pavetta crassipes K. Schum., a shrub widely used in West African savannas, provides remedies for nume...
Understanding farmers’ perceptions of ecosystem services (ES) provided by trees in agroecosystems is essential for developing sustainable agricultural landscapes under growing climatic and livelihood pressures. In rice-based agroforestry system...
Small artificial ponds, known as barraginhas, play a crucial role in providing essential ecosystem services such as soil and water conservation in semi-arid regions. Despite their effectiveness and widespread use in the Brazilian semi-arid region, th...
In 2022, Australia became a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which included commitments to contribute to restoration of 30% of all degraded ecosystems (Target 2) and the...
Gold mining alters tropical forests, but its association with medicinal tree assemblages remains poorly documented in the Peruvian Amazon. We compared taxonomic diversity, floristic composition, and forest structure between three gold-mining-disturbe...
Cagüey (Leptocereus paniculatus) is a tree-form cactus endemic to Hispaniola and one of the main species historically used for furniture and handicraft production in the southwestern Dominican Republic. Due to its restricted distribution, slow g...
Grassland restoration is important for addressing ecosystem degradation and improving ecosystem services; however, the ultimate goal of grassland restoration, namely restoring degraded grasslands to a “healthy state”, lacks systematic and...
Understanding local community perspectives on natural resource values is critical for reconciling biodiversity conservation with livelihood strategies, particularly in shared landscapes where protected areas overlap with resident human populations. T...
Having reliable information on the main influences on the conservation behaviour of individuals is crucial to the evaluation of policy measures intended to promote sustainability. Knowing the potential for survey respondents to overstate the frequenc...
Accurate estimation of grassland soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks is essential for understanding carbon dynamics, yet estimates of soil organic carbon density (SOCD) in China remain uncertain due to differences in data sources and methods. To address...
Freshwater systems, including urban streams and groundwater, are increasingly affected by climate change through altered precipitation, rising temperatures, droughts, floods, and changing water demand. This narrative review synthesizes evidence on ho...
This study addresses the persistent challenge of low wheat productivity and inefficient water use among smallholder farmers in North Western Nigeria, a region increasingly affected by water scarcity, climate variability, and weak irrigation infrastru...
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces escalating climate challenges that threaten agricultural productivity, food security, ecosystem sustainability, and rural livelihoods. Indigenous knowledge (IK), developed through generations of interaction with local e...
Dociostaurus minutus is one of the smallest European acridids and is closely associated with the dune systems of southeastern Sicily. It is a highly brachypterous species, having very short first and atrophic second wings, and its population is now c...
Local animal genetic resources are a strategic component of agrobiodiversity and represent key assets for food security and sustainable development. The aim was to analyze the available evidence on the role of local animal genetic resources in biodiv...
Seed physical integrity is a critical determinant of susceptibility to insect infestation in stored products, yet its interaction with seed provenance remains poorly understood. This laboratory study investigated the survival of Tribolium castaneum (...
