Abstract China has 6.6 million km2 of drylands that support approximately 580 million
people. These drylands are at risk of desertification. In this Review, the changes observed in …

Research practice, funding agencies and global science organizations suggest that
research aimed at addressing sustainability challenges is most effective when 'co …

Restructuring farmer–researcher relationships and addressing complexity and uncertainty
through joint exploration are at the heart of On-Farm Experimentation (OFE). OFE describes …

Background: At a time of increasing disconnectedness from nature, scientific interest in the
potential health benefits of nature contact has grown. Research in recent decades has …

Genome editing is a powerful new tool for making precise alterations to an organism's
genetic material. Recent scientific advances have made genome editing more efficient …

This paper distills core lessons about how researchers (scientists, engineers, planners, etc.)
interested in promoting sustainable development can increase the likelihood of producing …

Scientists and policy-makers globally are calling for alternative approaches to conventional
intensification of agriculture that enhance ecosystem services provided by biodiversity. The …

Ecologists who specialize in translational ecology (TE) seek to link ecological knowledge to
decision making by integrating ecological science with the full complement of social …

Concerns over groundwater depletion and ecosystem degradation have led to the
incorporation of the concept of groundwater sustainability as a groundwater policy …

Performance-based planning is advocated as a promising alternative to more common
prescriptive approaches (eg, traditional zoning), to manage the complexity of current urban …