Trees, and their derivative products, have been used by societies around the world for
thousands of years. Contemporary construction of tall buildings from timber, in whole or in …

Forest degradation is a global phenomenon and while being an important indicator and
precursor to further forest loss, carbon emissions due to degradation should also be …

We explore the role of agriculture in destabilizing the Earth system at the planetary scale,
through examining nine planetary boundaries, or “safe limits”: land-system change …

Organic agriculture is proposed as a promising approach to achieving sustainable food
systems, but its feasibility is also contested. We use a food systems model that addresses …

Forest and land fires are a recurrent phenomena in Indonesia and little progress has been
made in reducing their occurrence. The mineral and peat fire in 2015 burnt 2.6 million …

In the light of daunting global sustainability challenges such as climate change, biodiversity
loss and food security, improving our understanding of the complex dynamics of the Earth …

It is increasingly recognized that human consumption leads to considerable losses of
biodiversity. This study is the first to systematically quantify these losses in relation to land …

Remnant habitat patches immersed within biofuel cropland matrices can retain considerable
species diversity, although the effects of land use change on species persistence in …

We examine the emergence of land markets and their effects on forest land appropriation by
farm households in Jambi Province, Sumatra, using micro-level data covering land use and …

This paper analyzes potential synergies between two recent sustainable development
initiatives, namely the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and reducing emissions from …