Effects of agricultural pesticides on the reproductive system of aquatic wildlife species, with crocodilians as sentinel species

Elsevier, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Volume 518, 1 December 2020
Agricultural pesticides represent a significant class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) to which non-target organisms around the world are constantly exposed.
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Pasture in crop rotations influences microbial biodiversity and function reducing the potential for nitrogen loss from compost

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Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, Volume 304, 1 December 2020

Agroecosystems make up a significant portion of terrestrial ecosystems and receive a disproportionally high amount of terrestrial nitrogen inputs from fertilizer, leading to nitrogen loss and assoc

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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Crop Rotation, North America

Creating a culture of caretaking through restoring ecosystems and landscapes

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One Earth, Volume 3, 18 December 2020

Restoration thinking provides a new paradigm for charting a bold future that prevents further loss of biodiversity and habitat destruction, avoids catastrophic climate change, and promotes the well

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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Ecosystem Restoration, Global

Complex causes and consequences of rangeland greening in South America – multiple interacting natural and anthropogenic drivers and simultaneous ecosystem degradation and recovery trends

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Geography and Sustainability, Volume 1, December 2020
This article supports SDG 15 by demonstrating overall rangelands greening has a complex impacts on biodiversity under high environmental heterogeneity and societal dynamics.
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Biodiversity and ecosystems, South America

Particulates Matter: Impact, Measurement, and Remediation of Airborne Pollutants: Chapter 5 - Health effects of airborne particulates

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Particulates Matter, 2021, Pages 77-91
This book chapter advances SDGs 3, 13, and 15 by explaining how particulate matter in our atmosphere can have a range of negative effects on the body when inhaled, emphasising the need to assess and improve air quality.
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Health and wellbeing; Health and population, Global

Tsunamiites, Second Edition: Chapter 11 - Lessons from the 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami: implications for Paleotsunami research

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D. Sugawara, Chapter 10 - Lessons from the 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami: implications for Paleotsunami research, Editor(s): Tsunemasa Shiki, Yoshinobu Tsuji, Teiji Yamazaki, Futoshi Nanayama, Tsunamiites (Second Edition), Elsevier, 2021, Pages 155-181, ISBN 9780128239391,
In response to the extensive loss of life and property caused by the Tohoku-oki tsunami, as well as the fact that geological precursor evidence has not been effectively used in disaster management programs, the importance of tsunami deposit research has gained significant attention with the expectation that it will provide reliable information on the recurrence interval and size of devastating tsunamis. This book chapter advances SDGs 11 and 15.
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Science; Oceans & Seas; Disaster risk reduction; Earthquakes, Global

World Soil Day 2020

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30th November 2020
World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources for a food-secure future. In support of this year's theme - 'Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity' - Elsevier presents a curated, open access collection of over 60 journal articles to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy soil ecosystems.
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Science; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Soil Pollutants, Global

Distinct abundance patterns of nitrogen functional microbes in desert soil profiles regulate soil nitrogen storage potential along a desertification development gradient

Elsevier, Catena, Volume 194, November 2020
With ongoing global climate change and human activities, increasing desertification plays a predominant role in increasing soil nutrient losses.
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Biodiversity and ecosystems, Asia

Global Environmental Sustainability: Chapter 2 - The United Nations' journey to global environmental sustainability since Stockholm: An assessment

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Choy Yee Keong, Chapter 2 - The United Nations' journey to global environmental sustainability since Stockholm: An assessment, Editor(s): Choy Yee Keong, Global Environmental Sustainability, Elsevier, 2021, Pages 7-61
This book chapter advances SDGs 13, 15, and 17 by providing perspective on what's been done so far to address environmental sustainability globally and how the goals have developed as a response to climate change.
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Global; National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDS); Data & Analytics, Global

Recycling pineapple waste and converting invasive plants to biofuel

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12th November 2020
This article highlights the winning proposals of the fifth edition of the Elsevier Foundation Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge. The winning proposals were chosen for their innovative green chemistry aspects and their large positive impact on the environment, contributing to SDGs 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15.
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Rural development; Science; Biodiversity and ecosystems; Chemicals and waste; Green economy; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

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