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View article: Limitation of Maize Potential Yield by Phosphorus at the Global Scale
Limitation of Maize Potential Yield by Phosphorus at the Global Scale Open
Phosphorus (P) is known as a major limiting factor of crop yields at the global scale. Previous estimates of the global P limitation are either based on statistical approaches or on complex global gridded crop models. Both failed to distin…
View article: Only half of the calories produced on croplands are available for human consumption
Only half of the calories produced on croplands are available for human consumption Open
Managing limited agricultural land to feed a growing population with changing diets requires understanding and managing tradeoffs associated with how crops are utilized. Here, we quantify the impact of how 50 crops are used for food, lives…
View article: Mapping greenhouse gas emissions from global cropland circa 2020
Mapping greenhouse gas emissions from global cropland circa 2020 Open
Spatially explicit cropland greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and management data are crucial for developing effective climate change mitigation strategies and promoting sustainable agricultural practices. This study presents high-resolution …
View article: Global yield gap time trends reveal regions at risk of future crop yield stagnation (UNDER REVIEW)
Global yield gap time trends reveal regions at risk of future crop yield stagnation (UNDER REVIEW) Open
This paper is still under review, data is here for convenience of reviewers.
View article: Assessing carcass relocation for offsetting golden eagle mortality at wind energy facilities
Assessing carcass relocation for offsetting golden eagle mortality at wind energy facilities Open
As wind energy expands to achieve the United States' net zero emission goals, compensatory mitigation will be required to offset negative effects on birds and bats. The golden eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ) is particularly susceptible to coll…
View article: Annex I: Glossary
Annex I: Glossary Open
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View article: A scalable framework for quantifying field-level agricultural carbon outcomes
A scalable framework for quantifying field-level agricultural carbon outcomes Open
Agriculture contributes nearly a quarter of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which is motivating interest in adopting certain farming practices that have the potential to reduce GHG emissions or sequester carbon in soil. The related …
View article: MOO-GAPS: A multi-objective optimization model for global animal production and sustainability
MOO-GAPS: A multi-objective optimization model for global animal production and sustainability Open
Agricultural and livestock production involves significant trade-offs between multiple sustainable development goals, including reducing hunger and poverty, and reducing emissions of greenhouse gasses. Here we describe a multi-objective op…
View article: Viability of carcass removal as an option for offsetting the incidental take of golden eagles (<i>Aquila chrysaetos</i>) at wind energy facilities
Viability of carcass removal as an option for offsetting the incidental take of golden eagles (<i>Aquila chrysaetos</i>) at wind energy facilities Open
As wind energy expands to achieve the United States’ net zero emission goals, compensatory mitigation will be required to offset negative impacts to birds and bats. The golden eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ) is particularly susceptible to coll…
View article: Pollinator Deficits, Food Consumption, and Consequences for Human Health: A Modeling Study
Pollinator Deficits, Food Consumption, and Consequences for Human Health: A Modeling Study Open
According to our analysis, insufficient populations of pollinators were responsible for large present-day burdens of disease through lost healthy food consumption. In addition, we calculated that low-income countries lost significant incom…
View article: Agro-food greenhouse gas emissions are increasingly driven by foreign demand
Agro-food greenhouse gas emissions are increasingly driven by foreign demand Open
Greenhouse gas emissions embodied in international trade have risen sharply over the last few decades because of the globalization of economies and countries’ productive specialization. We have built a model able to trace all agro-food emi…
View article: Research priorities for global food security under extreme events
Research priorities for global food security under extreme events Open
Extreme events, such as those caused by climate change, economic or geopolitical shocks, and pest or disease epidemics, threaten global food security. The complexity of causation, as well as the myriad ways that an event, or a sequence of …
View article: A scalable framework for quantifying field-level agricultural carbon outcomes
A scalable framework for quantifying field-level agricultural carbon outcomes Open
Agriculture contributes nearly a quarter of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which is motivating interest in certain farming practices that have the potential to reduce GHG emissions or sequester carbon in soil. The related GHG emiss…
View article: Global irrigation contribution to wheat and maize yield
Global irrigation contribution to wheat and maize yield Open
Irrigation is the largest sector of human water use and an important option for increasing crop production and reducing drought impacts. However, the potential for irrigation to contribute to global crop yields remains uncertain. Here, we …
View article: Protecting 30% of the planet for nature: costs, benefits and economic implications
Protecting 30% of the planet for nature: costs, benefits and economic implications Open
Working paper analysing the economic implications of the proposed 30% target for areal protection in the draft post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
View article: Automated Plantation Mapping in Southeast Asia Using MODIS Data and Imperfect Visual Annotations
Automated Plantation Mapping in Southeast Asia Using MODIS Data and Imperfect Visual Annotations Open
Expansion of large-scale tree plantations for commodity crop and timber production is a leading cause of tropical deforestation. While automated detection of plantations across large spatial scales and with high temporal resolution is crit…
View article: Plantation Mapping in Southeast Asia
Plantation Mapping in Southeast Asia Open
Plantation mapping is important for understanding deforestation and climate change. While most existing plantation products are created manually, in this paper we study an ensemble learning based framework for automatically mapping plantat…
View article: Assessment of yield gaps on global grazed‐only permanent pasture using climate binning
Assessment of yield gaps on global grazed‐only permanent pasture using climate binning Open
To meet rising demands for agricultural products, existing agricultural lands must either produce more or expand in area. Yield gaps (YGs)—the difference between current and potential yield of agricultural systems—indicate the ability to i…
View article: The percentage of total agricultural area under maize, rice, wheat, vegetables, pulses and fruit production, by country, subject to water scarcity in 2050 as estimated from a multi-model ensemble
The percentage of total agricultural area under maize, rice, wheat, vegetables, pulses and fruit production, by country, subject to water scarcity in 2050 as estimated from a multi-model ensemble Open
Projections of global changes in water scarcity with the current extent of maize, rice, wheat, vegetables, pulses and fruit production commodities were combined to identify the potential country level vulnerabilities of cropland land to wa…
View article: Mapping global development potential for renewable energy, fossil fuels, mining and agriculture sectors
Mapping global development potential for renewable energy, fossil fuels, mining and agriculture sectors Open
Mapping suitable land for development is essential to land use planning efforts that aim to model, anticipate, and manage trade-offs between economic development and the environment. Previous land suitability assessments have generally foc…
View article: Climate change has likely already affected global food production
Climate change has likely already affected global food production Open
Crop yields are projected to decrease under future climate conditions, and recent research suggests that yields have already been impacted. However, current impacts on a diversity of crops subnationally and implications for food security r…
View article: Voluntary sustainability standards could significantly reduce detrimental impacts of global agriculture
Voluntary sustainability standards could significantly reduce detrimental impacts of global agriculture Open
Significance Voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) may be an effective way to reduce the negative impacts of agriculture at regional to global scales. Here, we present an approach that highlights the potential of VSS to reduce some of t…
View article: Pathways for recent Cerrado soybean expansion: extending the soy moratorium and implementing integrated crop livestock systems with soybeans
Pathways for recent Cerrado soybean expansion: extending the soy moratorium and implementing integrated crop livestock systems with soybeans Open
The Brazilian Soy Moratorium has effectively reduced forest conversion for soybeans in Amazonia.
\nThis has come at the expense of the region’s pasturelands, which have increasingly ceded space for
\ncompliant soy expansion. The question o…
View article: Sustainability Evaluation of the Maize–Soybean Intercropping System and Maize Monocropping System in the North China Plain Based on Field Experiments
Sustainability Evaluation of the Maize–Soybean Intercropping System and Maize Monocropping System in the North China Plain Based on Field Experiments Open
Monocropping systems, which currently dominate China’s major grain production regions, contribute to resource scarcity and environmental pollution. Intercropping has the potential to improve resource use efficiency. However, prior studies …
View article: Wind Power Development Potential Index
Wind Power Development Potential Index Open
This global dataset continuously ranks from >0 (minimal) to 1 (highest) all suitable lands at a 1-km resolution for locating utility-scaled wind farms. These data are derived from the weighted summary of seven criteria maps: 1) resource yi…