Brazil contains the largest volume of freshwater of any nation in the world; however, this
essential natural resource is threatened by rapid increases in water consumption and water …

Forest restoration aims to increase forest cover, structure, function, and/or species
composition, and it influences hydrology through the partitioning of precipitation into …

Afforestation is widely acknowledged as an effective approach for enhancing ecological
conditions. Considering the challenging ecological environment on the Loess Plateau …

Soil infiltration plays a critical role in soil hydrological processes. Land use/cover changes
are generally considered to influence soil infiltration. However, the effect of long-term …

Roughly 2 billion ha of land are degraded and in need of ecological restoration worldwide.
Active restoration frequently involves revegetation, which leads to the dilemma of whether to …

Soil infiltrability controls precipitation input to soil and plays a crucial role in regulating soil
eco-hydrological processes and ecosystem production in water-limited areas worldwide …

Governments are increasingly committing to significant forest restoration. While carbon
sequestration is a major objective, the case for restoration often includes benefits to local …

Afforestation can improve hydrological processes, such as infiltration, in basins and,
therefore, reduce the impact on human populations of floods, soil erosion, landslides …

Biochar has been proven as a soil amendment to improve soil environment. However,
mechanistic understanding of biochar on soil physical properties and microbial community …

Agroforestry is crucial for improving water quality deteriorated by anthropogenic activities
due to the use of chemical substances, including nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) in …