Grasslands are under severe threat from ongoing degradation, undermining their capacity to
support biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. Yet, grasslands are largely …

As the Anthropocene advances, there are few parts of Earth that have not been impacted by
human influence. Humans have had a long-sustained interaction with grassy ecosystems …

To constrain global warming, we must strongly curtail greenhouse gas emissions and
capture excess atmospheric carbon dioxide,. Regrowing natural forests is a prominent …

Alongside the steep reductions needed in fossil fuel emissions, natural climate solutions
(NCS) represent readily deployable options that can contribute to Canada's goals for …

Better stewardship of land is needed to achieve the Paris Climate Agreement goal of holding
warming to below 2° C; however, confusion persists about the specific set of land …

As a nature‐based and cost‐effective solution, forestation plays a crucial role in combating
global warming, biodiversity collapse, environmental degradation, and global well‐being …

Grasslands are the most threatened and least protected biome. Yet, no study has been
conducted to identify the last remaining continuous grasslands on Earth. Here, we used …

Restoring forest cover is a key action for mitigating climate change. Although monoculture
plantations dominate existing commitments to restore forest cover, we lack a synthetic view …

At the September 2014 United Nations Climate Summit, governments rallied around an
international agreement—the New York Declaration on Forests—that underscored …

Misperceptions about the world's grassy biomes contribute to their alarming rates of loss due
to conversion for agriculture and tree plantations, as well as to forest encroachment. To …