Ecosystem restoration conventionally focuses on ecological targets. However, while
ecological targets are crucial to mobilizing political, social, and financial capital, they do not …

A range of factors may determine the structure of ecological communities in time and space,
in particular niches, dispersal limits, and the evolutionary history of the species. In the last …

Land-use change is a principal factor affecting riparian vegetation and river biodiversity. In
Chile, land-use change has drastically intensified over the last decade, with native forests …

This article updates our previous comprehensive meta-analysis of what drives and stops
deforestation (Busch and Ferretti-Gallon). By including six additional years of research, this …

Since 1990, a series of fundamental political and socioeconomic transformations in
Romania have led to important structural and functional changes in the land use/cover …

Zagros Forest provides various ecosystem services such as food, timber, water, carbon
storage, air purification, wildlife habitat as well as social and cultural benefits for both …

Abstract Changes in land-uses and cover are strong drivers of stream degradation
worldwide. In Mediterranean ecoregions, land conversion from forest with native species to …

Chile is one of the first documented nations to undergo a forest transition dominated by tree
farm expansion. Scenario modelling can inform the possible outcomes of forest conservation …

Ecuador constitutes a fascinating case study to explore land policies and reforms. Since
colonial times, it has experienced prolonged and ongoing struggles to transform land …

Forest-cover dynamics is of wide concern due to its role in climate change, biodiversity
losses, water balance and land degradation, as well as social and economic development …