Has land use pushed terrestrial biodiversity beyond the planetary boundary? A global assessment

T Newbold, LN Hudson, AP Arnell, S Contu… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Land use and related pressures have reduced local terrestrial biodiversity, but it is unclear
how the magnitude of change relates to the recently proposed planetary boundary (“safe …

The database of the PREDICTS (projecting responses of ecological diversity in changing terrestrial systems) project

LN Hudson, T Newbold, S Contu, SLL Hill… - Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The PREDICTS project—Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing
Terrestrial Systems (https://www. nhm. ac. uk/our-science/our-work/biodiversity/predicts …

Assessing the effects of land use on biodiversity in the world's drylands and Mediterranean environments

D García-Vega, T Newbold - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2020 - Springer
Biodiversity models make an important contribution to our understanding of global
biodiversity changes. The effects of different land uses vary across ecosystem types, yet …

A framework for understanding how biodiversity patterns unfold across multiple spatial scales in urban ecosystems

CM Swan, B Brown, D Borowy, J Cavender‐Bares… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Whether cities are more or less diverse than surrounding environments, and the extent to
which non‐native species in cities impact regional species pools, remain two fundamental …

Socio-cultural appropriateness of the use of historic Persian gardens for modern urban edible gardens

M Amani-Beni, G Xie, Q Yang, A Russo… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Historic gardens have the ability to provide several ecosystem services in cities, including
provisioning services (ie, food production). The historic gardens in Iran (known as “Persian …

Crop diversity in homegardens of southwest Uganda and its importance for rural livelihoods

CW Whitney, E Luedeling, JRS Tabuti… - Agriculture and Human …, 2018 - Springer
Homegardens are traditional food systems that have been adapted over generations to fit
local cultural and ecological conditions. They provide a year-round diversity of nutritious …

Diversity and distribution of traditional home gardens along different disturbances in a dry tropical region, India

SK Patel, A Sharma, R Singh, AK Tiwari… - Frontiers in Forests and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Home gardening is an indigenous practice of cultivation that has effectively adapted to local
ecological conditions over generations. This study examined the effects of disturbance and …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges in adoption and wide use of agroforestry technologies in Africa and pathways for improvement: a systematic review

MRJH Kpoviwanou, BKN Sourou… - Trees, Forests and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, agroforestry technologies have emerged as promising alternative measures
for addressing major environmental crises. However, their use in Africa remains below …

Flowering ground vegetation benefits wild pollinators and fruit set of almond within arid smallholder orchards

O Norfolk, MP Eichhorn, F Gilbert - Insect Conservation and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Pollination studies tend to focus on the conventional agriculture associated with Europe and
the USA, leaving a gap in our understanding of how pollination services are maintained in …

Woody plant diversity in urban homegardens in northern Thailand

P Panyadee, H Balslev, P Wangpakapattanawong… - Economic Botany, 2016 - Springer
Woody Plant Diversity in Urban Homegardens in Northern Thailand. Homegardens are
traditional farming systems located within homesteads and are found in many countries …