Abstract Region East Africa. Focus A review of catchment studies (n= 37) conducted in East
Africa evaluating the impacts of Land Use and Land Cover Changes (LULCC) on discharge …

Background Enhancing water provision services is a common target in forest restoration
projects worldwide due to growing concerns over freshwater scarcity. However, whether or …

Chapter 2, building on prior assessments1, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Tree restoration is an effective way to store atmospheric carbon and mitigate climate
change. However, large-scale tree-cover expansion has long been known to increase …

Chapter 2, building on prior assessments, provides a global assessment of the observed
impacts and projected risks of climate change to terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems …

Surface-water availability, defined as precipitation minus evapotranspiration, can be affected
by changes in vegetation. These impacts can be local, due to the modification of …

Human water use, climate change and land conversion have created a water crisis for
billions of individuals and many ecosystems worldwide. Global water stocks and fluxes are …

Forest-driven water and energy cycles are poorly integrated into regional, national,
continental and global decision-making on climate change adaptation, mitigation, land use …

In response to extreme societal consequences of ecosystem degradation and climate
change, attention to ecological restoration is increasing globally. In China, investments in …

Roads fragment landscapes and trigger human colonization and degradation of
ecosystems, to the detriment of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. The planet's remaining …