Rising demands for protein across the world are likely to increase livestock production, as
meat provides∼ 40% of dietary protein. This will come at significant environmental expense; …

The terms 'Nordic countries' or 'The Nordics' include the five countries Denmark, Finland,
Island, Norway, and Sweden. This review includes evaluation of the Nordic countries …

Land use intensity determines the provision of multiple important ecosystem services of
agriculture. In Switzerland, agricultural policy developments have aimed and still aim to …

Land use has a greater impact on trace element (TE) concentration present in soils. In
mountainous regions of the western Himalayas, some dominating geogenic and human …

Purpose Mountains have unique microclimates and rich plant diversity, resulting in different
patterns and dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC) across plant communities and …

In view of the growing global population and increasing meat consumption, food and fibre
production on existing agricultural land will most likely have to increase (Blum 2013; World …

Rotational grazing is considered as one of the nature-based solutions (NbS) to grassland
protection by natural scientists. However, its effects on improving grassland quality are still …

Sustainable soil management aims at safeguarding the natural resource, and accordingly,
there is a need to implement soil quality indicators that respond rapidly to management …

Grassland property rights privatization has alleviated the problem of 'the tragedy of the
commons' but led to an unintended ecological consequence—traditional nomadic modes …

Soil water infiltration is an important component of the hydrological cycle, and it is best
evaluated when the raindrop impacts the ground surface. For this reason, it is affected by …