Factors Affecting Mechanization of Agriculture Practices in Kabale District. by Ainomugisha, Godwin

“…From objective three, the study indicated findings established the environmental implications of agricultural mechanization in Kabale district and these include resource Depletion, mechanized farming enabling precision agriculture practices, mechanization can replace labor-intensive tasks, reducing the need for manual labor in agriculture, heavy machinery used in agriculture can cause soil compaction, biodiversity Loss…”
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Climate change–Drylands–Food Security Nexus in Africa: From the Perspective of Technical Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities. by Hirwa, Hubert, Fadong, Li, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Tian, Chao, Leng, Peifang

“…Climate change impacts on drylands pose more vexing risks to socio-ecological systems, resulting in food security issues, biodiversity loss, and livelihood shifts in Africa. This study critically reviewed relevant literature to evaluate the complexities and feedback loops between the climate–drylands–food security (CDF) nexus, which helps assess tactics to attain sustainable dryland ecosystem management under the changing environment. …”
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Water Accounting and Productivity Analysis to Improve Water Savings of Nile River Basin, East Africa: From Accountability to Sustainability. by Hirwa, Hubert, Zhang, Qiuying, Li, Fadong, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Xu, Ning, Tian, Chao, Cheng, Hefa, Chen, Gang, Ngwijabagabo, Hyacinthe

“…Climate change impacts on drylands pose more vexing risks to socio-ecological systems, resulting in food security issues, biodiversity loss, and livelihood shifts in Africa. This study critically reviewed relevant literature to evaluate the complexities and feedback loops between the climate–drylands–food security (CDF) nexus, which helps assess tactics to attain sustainable dryland ecosystem management under the changing environment. …”
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European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.): Quasi-Virgin Forest Stand of the Gorgany Mts.: Structure, Vascular Plants Diversity, Health Conditions by Yuriy Shparyk, Ivan Danylyk, Oleksandr Kuzyarin, Ivan Senchak, Nazar Kruk

“…The basic priority in the activities of the institutions of the nature reserve fund of Ukraine is the natural ecosystems’ biodiversity preservation, and its implementation should ensure the restoration of their natural structure and the prevention of invasive species’ penetration into ecosystems and the fight against them. …”
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Estimation of mangrove carbon stocks using unmanned aerial vehicle over coastal vegetation by S.H. Larekeng, M. Nursaputra, M.F. Mappiasse, S. Ishak, M. Basyuni, E. Sumarga, V.B. Arifanti, A.A. Aznawi, Y.I. Rahmila, M. Yulianti, R. Rahmania, A. Mubaraq, S.G. Salmo III, H. Ali, I. Yenny

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A new multi-grid bathymetric dataset of the Gulf of Naples (Italy) from complementary multi-beam echo sounders by F. Foglini, M. Rovere, R. Tonielli, G. Castellan, G. Castellan, M. Prampolini, M. Prampolini, F. Budillon, M. Cuffaro, G. Di Martino, V. Grande, S. Innangi, M. F. Loreto, L. Langone, F. Madricardo, A. Mercorella, P. Montagna, C. Palmiotto, C. Pellegrini, A. Petrizzo, L. Petracchini, A. Remia, M. Sacchi, D. Sanchez Galvez, A. N. Tassetti, F. Trincardi

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Identify the causal pattern of sustainability principles Environment Based on Leed Regulations with Emphasis on Traditional Iranian Architecture (Case Study: Qom City) by Hassan Haji Amiri, Arash Seghfi Asl, Mehdi Ashjaie

“…The results of this study showed that amongst the biodiversity sustainability criteria based on the Leading Model of the Sustainable Site Criterion was identified as the most influential criterion and the Regional Priority and Innovation Criteria in the design as the most influential criterion. …”
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Impact of Human Activities on Woody Vegetation in Gallery Forests in the Mandara Mountains (Far North, Cameroon) by Hinémé Fanday, null Tchobsala

“…These main factors could have a negative impact on biodiversity if appropriate integrated management measures are not taken. …”
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Collagen Extraction From Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus) Bone Byproduct: Process Modeling and Technoeconomic Assessment Using SuperPro Designer by Abyan Shiddiiq, Elly Septia Yulianti, Misri Gozan, Siti Fauziyah Rahman

“…This study advocates further research and development to optimize the tuna bone byproduct extraction process as a solution to establish a competitive approach for collagen production within Indonesia’s biodiversity-rich maritime sector.…”
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Ethnoecological, Elemental, and Phytochemical Evaluation of Five Plant Species of Lamiaceae in Peshawar, Pakistan by Sulaiman, S. M. Shah, Sadaf, M. Amin, B. Gul, M. Begum

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Parasites and plantations: Disease, environment and society in efforts to induce extinction of hookworm in Jamaica, 1919–1936 by Jonathan D. Roberts, Lorna L. Waddington, Rupert J. Quinnell, Graham Huggan, Alison M. Dunn

“…Studies of extinction typically focus on unintended losses of biodiversity and culture. This study, however, examines an attempt to induce extinction of a parasite: human hookworm (Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale). …”
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Drivers and Dynamics of Forest and Grassland Ecosystems in the Altai Mountains: A Framework for National Park Conservation by Menghan Deng, Faxiang Hu, Wanli Ma, Wenchao Yang, Xiaofeng Luan

“…The Altai Mountains region, characterized by its unique biodiversity and significant ecological value, is increasingly under pressure from anthropogenic activities and climate change. …”
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Novel insights into insect mediated polystyrene biodegradation through bacterial genome analyses by Felice Zarra, Rebecca Funari, Claudio Cucini, Francesco Nardi, Antonio Carapelli, Laura Marri, Francesco Frati

“…Despite various disposal strategies, PS continues to impact biodiversity, human health, and ecosystems. Recently, the scientific community has focused on the potential role of microorganisms for plastic biodegradation, particularly those from the gut of plastivorous insects. …”
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Behavior of Paussus favieri (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussini): A Myrmecophilous Beetle Associated with Pheidole pallidula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) by Emanuela Maurizi, Simone Fattorini, Wendy Moore, Andrea Di Giulio

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Forgotten but not lost: Notes about the status of the often overlooked Chilean desert endemic Loasa rotundifolia (Loasaceae) by Rafael Acuña-Castillo, María Teresa Eyzaguirre, Ludovica Santilli, Nicolás Lavandero, Dylan Cohen

“…Chile is a biodiversity hotspot for Loasaceae. Although relatively well known (especially compared to countries further north along the tropical Andes), it is expected that the number of taxa in Chile is bound to change due to taxonomic work on currently recognized taxa, new records for the country, and undescribed diversity. …”
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Patrimonialisation du biome de las Caatinga : imaginaires paysagers en changement dans le semi-aride brésilien by Caio Augusto Amorim Maciel

“…Despite its great biodiversity and its singular character, the caatinga has been stigmatized at the national geographic imaginary as an inhospitable environment, almost like a desert. …”
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Weed Incursion of Irrigated Forage–Forb Mixtures Under Mob Grazing or Mowing in the Mountain West USA by Jennifer MacAdam, Jared Gibbons, Xin Dai

“…Increasing pasture plant biodiversity is beneficial for ruminants, pollinators, and soil health, but it is challenging to manage weed incursion in seeded mixed-species pastures. …”
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Le sol, une ressource à considérer dans les stratégies d’aménagement des villes : mise en place d’une démarche collaborative pour construire un outil d’aide à la décision d’affecta... by Jean-Noël Consalès, Anne Blanchart, Geoffroy Séré, Laure Vidal-Beaudet, Christophe Schwartz

“…Although recent projects and landscape architecture designs attempt to address a variety of environmental issues relating to food autonomy, cooling, and water management, it is clear that they still give little consideration to the multifunctionality of urban soils regarding biomass, the water cycle, carbon storage, and biodiversity, and their role in the sustainability of the urban ecosystem. …”
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Analysis of Spatiotemporal Dynamic and Bifurcation in a Wetland Ecosystem by Yi Wang, Min Zhao, Hengguo Yu, Chuanjun Dai, Debing Mei, Qi Wang, Zengling Ma

“…In addition, it is successful to display tussock formation in the wetland ecosystem may have important consequences for aquatic community structure, especially for species interactions and biodiversity. All these results are expected to be useful in the study of the dynamic complexity of wetland ecosystems.…”
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