Soil, a non-renewable resource, sustains life on Earth by supporting around 95% of global
food production and providing ecosystem services such as biomass production, filtration of …

Agricultural land abandonment is a complex, multidimensional and non-linear global
phenomenon driven by multiple factors and with contrasting impacts on agrobiodiversity …

Soil is the largest terrestrial reservoir of organic carbon and is central for climate change
mitigation and carbon-climate feedbacks. Chemical and physical associations of soil carbon …

Summary After World War II, the evolution of Europe's agro-food system has been marked by
intensified use of synthetic fertilizers, territorial specialization, and integration in global food …

Little is currently known about how climate modulates the relationship between plant
diversity and soil organic carbon and the mechanisms involved. Yet, this knowledge is of …

Abandoned cropland areas have the potential to contribute to climate change mitigation
through natural revegetation and afforestation programs. These programs increase above …

Cropland abandonment is a widespread land-change process globally, which can stem from
the accelerated outmigration of the population from rural to urban areas, socio-economic …

Mediterranean mountains are sensitive agroecosystems that have suffered intense land use
and land cover changes (LULCC) during the last century. From the middle of the twentieth …

The deterioration of soil health (SH) in agricultural lands is a global challenge that poses a
threat to food and resource security. We developed a practical framework to facilitate the …

Land abandonment is considered an effective strategy for ecological restoration on a global
scale. However, few studies have focused on how environmental heterogeneity associated …