Socioeconomic Challenges on Algeria’s Progress toward SDG2 (Zero Hunger): Public Spending, Agriculture, and Economic Resilience by Seyf Eddine Benbekhti, Mohammed Bouknadil, Hadjer Boulila, Ahmed Zeghoudi

“…Algeria’s agricultural sector faces substantial structural and external barriers, such as insufficient water resource management, limited rural development initiatives, and the vulnerabilities imposed by climate change, which exacerbate the country’s dependence on food imports to meet growing domestic demand. …”
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Restoring riparian habitats for benefits to biodiversity and human livelihoods: a systematic map protocol for riparian restoration approaches in the tropics by Sheena Davis, Matthew Grainger, Marion Pfeifer, Zarah Pattison, Philip Stephens, Roy Sanderson

“…Increasing anthropogenic pressures resulting from agricultural intensification, industry development and the expansion of infrastructure in tropical regions have led to the widespread degradation of riparian habitats resulting in biodiversity loss and decreased resilience to flooding and erosion. Considering climate change and its associated effects on freshwater systems, the need to build resilience and adaptive capacities is pertinent. …”
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Spatial-temporal analysis of flood patterns in semiarid river catchments of SE Iberian Peninsula since CE 1850 by Carlos Sánchez-García, Lothar Schulte

“…This reorganization is needed particularly in regions sensitive to the consequences of climate change, such as the Mediterranean and arid and semi-arid areas.…”
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Evaluation and driving force analysis of relative effectiveness in the giant panda national park in Sichuan, China by Bao Meng, Bao Meng, Mengchao Wang, Zhifeng Zhang, Hongyi Pan

“…Therefore, in future development, the Qionglaishan Areas need to pay more attention to the optimization of landscape patterns, while the other areas need to pay more attention to the impact of climate change on the ecosystem. This study can provide a reference for the improvement and management of ecological protection of the GPNP system in the future.…”
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Deep Learning Applications in Ionospheric Modeling: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities by Renzhong Zhang, Haorui Li, Yunxiao Shen, Jiayi Yang, Wang Li, Dongsheng Zhao, Andong Hu

“…Looking ahead, research will focus on developing hybrid models that integrate physical modeling with deep learning, exploring adaptive learning algorithms and multi-modal data fusion techniques to enhance long-term predictive capabilities, particularly in addressing the impact of climate change on the ionosphere. Overall, deep learning provides a powerful tool for ionospheric modeling and indicates promising prospects for its application in early warning systems and future research.…”
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The relationship between bats and human coronavirus: An exploratory review by Sajal BHATTACHARYA, Shakya SINHA, Rina TILAK, Sugeng Juwono MARDIHUSODO

“…Aim of this paper was to review human coronaviruses in bats, the possible transmission dynami- cs of bat-borne viruses, and the impact of deforestation and climate change on bats. Methods: A narrative review was conducted by using electronic databases- PubMed/Medline, Google scholar, Wiley Online Library, Semantic Scholar, and medXiriv- for searching all types of peer-reviewed and not peer-reviewed articles in English language, published from 2002 to 2020. …”
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A spatiotemporal optimization engine for prescribed burning in the Southeast US by Reetam Majumder, Adam J. Terando, J. Kevin Hiers, Jaime A. Collazo, Brian J. Reich

“…To facilitate effective decision making and acknowledge growing uncertainties related to climate change effects on wildland fire operations, we developed a spatiotemporal optimization engine to identify near-term optimal burning opportunities for prescribed fire implementation. …”
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Life Cycle Assessment of Methanol Production from Municipal Solid Waste: Environmental Comparison with Landfilling and Incineration by Cristiano Queiroz Cerqueira, Electo Eduardo Silva Lora, Lidiane La Picirelli de Souza, Márcio Montagnana Vicente Leme, Regina Mambeli Barros, Osvaldo José Venturini

“…Simultaneously, there is an urgent demand for sustainable energy solutions to combat climate change and its wide-ranging impacts. In response, this study addresses a critical question: is methanol production from MSW, a waste-to-chemical (WtC) alternative based on circular economy principles, a more environmentally sustainable approach compared to traditional waste-to-energy (WtE) methods like landfilling with biogas recovery and incineration? …”
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Human Health, Ecosystem Quality, and Resource Scarcity Burdens Inflicted by Livestock Production Across Chinese Regions by Yixuan Shao, Qilin Cao, Junnian Song, Jiahao Xing, You Wu, Cheng Sun, Pan He, Wei Yang

“…Results indicate that fine particulate matter formation (mainly by livestock housing) and climate change (mainly by enteric fermentation) contribute greater than 60% and 30% to health burdens. …”
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Multidimensional patterns of bird diversity and its driving forces in the Yangtze River Basin of China by Wei Liu, Tong Mu, Sijia Yuan, Jianfeng Yi, Dandan Yu, Jiaqi Li, Fangzhou Ma, Yaqiong Wan, Jing Chen, Riquan Zhang, David S. Wilcove, Haigen Xu

“…The Yangtze River, the largest river in China, faces biodiversity loss due to habitat degradation, climate change, and other anthropogenic threats. However, the long-term changes in the region's biodiversity remain poorly understood. …”
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Food Insecurity and Not Dietary Diversity Is a Predictor of Nutrition Status in Children within Semiarid Agro-Ecological Zones in Eastern Kenya by Zipporah N. Bukania, Moses Mwangi, Robert M. Karanja, Richard Mutisya, Yeri Kombe, Lydia U. Kaduka, Timothy Johns

“…Machakos and Makueni counties in Kenya are associated with historical land degradation, climate change, and food insecurity. Both counties lie in lower midland (LM) lower humidity to semiarid (LM4), and semiarid (LM5) agroecological zones (AEZ). …”
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Rainfall forecasts, learning subsidies and conservation agriculture adoption: Experimental evidence from Zambia by Hambulo Ngoma, Esau Simutowe, João Vasco Silva, Isaiah Nyagumbo, Kelvin Kalala, Mukwemba Habeenzu, Christian Thierfelder

“…Adapting smallholder rainfed farming systems to climate change requires adoption of technologies that build resilience to climate shocks. …”
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Shrubs alter microbial community dynamics across various soil depths in alpine grassland ecosystems on the eastern Tibetan Plateau by Jingwei Chen, Qi Feng, Xiangtai Wang, Hang An, Jiahao Cao

“…Shrub encroachment in alpine grassland ecosystems is intensifying because of climate change and human disturbance. While the effects of shrub encroachment on aboveground communities are well-documented, its impact on soil microbial community dynamics—especially in relation to soil depth—remains uncertain. …”
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Exogenous Application of Lanthanum Chloride to Rice at Booting Stage Can Increase Chlorophyll Content, Modulate Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Promote Grain Yield Under Deficit Irrig... by Peng Liu, Xilin Fang, Yue Wang, Xin Yang, Qiang Li

“…To sustain agricultural productivity and safeguard global food security, and confront the escalating challenges posed by climate change and water scarcity, it is essential to enhance the growth and productivity of rice under water stress. …”
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Seed priming and abiotic stress tolerance in carrot: Unraveling the mechanisms of improved germination. by Marcin Nowicki, Marzena Nowakowska, Katarzyna Nowak, Wojciech Szczechura, Piotr Kaminski

“…Climate change necessitates the development of improved crops capable of withstanding future weather patterns. …”
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Relationship between economic development, forest resources, and forest fires: European context by Olena Dobrovolska, Knut Schmidtke, Viktoriia Hnatushenko, Svitlana Sytnyk, Iryna Dmytriieva

“…Conservation of forest resources is a prerequisite for sustainable development of human society, both in the context of preventing negative climate change and for economic growth. The study aims to establish or refute the co-dependence between the level of forest cover in European countries and the production of gross domestic product. …”
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Factors affecting risk perception of COVID-19: differences by age and gender by Sungwook Kang, Chang Hoon You, Young Dae Kwon, Young Dae Kwon

“…The predictors included in the analysis model were demographic factors, socioeconomic factors, health and quality of life factors, levels of social trust, and climate change factors.ResultsThe results demonstrated that COVID-19 risk perception was higher among older individuals and women compared with men. …”
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Deficit Irrigation Response and Climate Resilience of Mediterranean Tomato Landraces by Yüksel Tüzel, Hüseyin Biyke, Omar S. Harouna, Tunç Durdu, Mahmut Tepecik, Gölgen B. Oztekin, Ulaş Tunalı, Nazim S. Gruda

“…Vegetable production worldwide is heavily influenced by climate change. We aimed to determine the responses of some local tomato landraces from Mediterranean countries pre-selected as drought tolerant according to previous screening tests at an early stage. …”
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Review of the Urban Carbon Flux and Energy Balance Based on the Eddy Covariance Technique by Yuxuan Li, Xinli Cai, Mingjun Li, Zhen Jiang, Feifei Tang, Shaojie Zhang, Taotao Shui, Shuguang Zhu

“…Abstract In recent years, notable climate change has prompted more scholars to give more attention to urban climate development. …”
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Microbial biogeography along a 2578 km transect on the East Antarctic Plateau by Victor Parro, María Ángeles Lezcano, Mercedes Moreno-Paz, Alfonso F. Davila, Armando Azua-Bustos, Miriam García-Villadangos, Jacek Wierzchos, Miguel Ángel Fernández-Martínez, Ramón Larramendi, Hilo Moreno, Ignacio Oficialdegui, Manuel Olivera, Miguel Redondo-Nieto, Pedro Mustieles-del-Ser, Mariusz Potocki, Paul Andrew Mayewski, Sergi González-Herrero, Ana Justel, Antonio Quesada

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