Soil health is a term used to describe the general state or quality of soil, and in an
agroecosystem, soil health can be defined as the ability of the soil to respond to agricultural …

The demand for nitrogen (N) for crop production increased rapidly from the middle of the
twentieth century and is predicted to at least double by 2050 to satisfy the on-going …

The COVID-19 crisis is likely to have dramatic consequences for progress on climate
change. Imminent fiscal recovery packages could entrench or partly displace the current …

The current food system (production, transport, processing, packaging, storage, retail,
consumption, loss and waste) feeds the great majority of world population and supports the …

Aquaculture can have negative environmental impacts, adding to the suite of anthropogenic
stressors that challenge coastal ecosystems. However, a growing body of scientific evidence …

Implications of no-till (NT) management on soil C dynamics, soil fertility, and crop yields
have been discussed, but an up-to-date synthesis of NT impact on soil physical properties …

The '4 per mille Soils for Food Security and Climate'was launched at the COP21 with an
aspiration to increase global soil organic matter stocks by 4 per 1000 (or 0.4%) per year as a …

In natural ecosystems, positive effects of plant diversity on ecosystem functioning have been
widely observed, yet whether this is true in cropping systems remains unclear. Here we …

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 …

Not only do soils provide 98.7% of the calories consumed by humans, they also provide
numerous other functions upon which planetary survivability closely depends. However, our …