A5077699313- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Climate variability and models
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Space Exploration and Technology
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
- Global Trade and Competitiveness
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Space exploration and regulation
- Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution
- Environmental Sustainability in Business
- Marine and environmental studies
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Regional Development and Innovation
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Forest Management and Policy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2024
Conservation International
2020-2022
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
2012-2015
Abstract Sustaining the organisms, ecosystems and processes that underpin human wellbeing is necessary to achieve sustainable development. Here we define critical natural assets as semi-natural provide 90% of total current magnitude 14 types nature’s contributions people (NCP), map global locations these at 2 km resolution. Critical for maintaining local-scale NCP (12 NCP) account 30% land area 24% national territorial waters, while 44% required also maintain two global-scale (carbon storage...
Abstract. The atmospheric circulation is a key area of uncertainty in climate model simulations future change, especially mid-latitude regions such as Europe where dynamics have significant role variability. It has been proposed that the mid-Holocene was characterized by stronger westerly winter comparable with more positive AO/NAO, and weaker summer caused anti-cyclonic blocking near Scandinavia. Model indicate at best only weakly whilst changes not widely investigated. Here we use new...
The loss of forest is a leading cause species extinction, and reforestation 1 2 established interventions for reversing this loss. However, the role biodiversity conservation remains debated, lacking an assessment potential contribution that could make to globally. We conducted spatial analysis overlap between 1,550 forest-obligate threatened species' ranges land be reforested after accounting socioeconomic ecological constraints. Reforestation on at least 43% (∼369 million ha) reforestable...
Abstract Aim To contribute to the intense debate surrounding relative influence of climate and humans on Mediterranean‐region land cover over past 6000 years, we assess Holocene biogeography vegetation history southern Europe by means an extensive pollen record dataset. Location The Mediterranean biogeographical zone neighbouring parts Iberia, Alps Anatolia, between 30° N, 48° 10° W 45° E. Methods We compiled a European dataset using available databases (124 sites) other sources (74 sites),...
Non-technical summary Implicit in the UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Agenda is notion that environmental sustainability intertwined with, and underpins, 17 Goals. Yet language of Goals, their Targets indicators blind to myriad ways which nature supports people's health wealth – we argue represents a key impediment progress. Using examples nature–human wellbeing linkages, assess all 169 identify urgent research, policy, action needed spotlight leverage nature's foundational role,...
The El-Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the dominant mode of inter-annual climate variability, driven by ocean-atmosphere interactions in tropical Pacific that alternate between warm (El-Niño) and cold (La-Niña) phases over a 3-7 year cycle. With increasing greenhouse gases ENSO teleconnections are projected to change future global warming scenarios. Land surface temperature precipitation more than 50% land regions end 21st century.Most show significant...
Abstract. The atmospheric circulation is a key area of uncertainty in climate model simulations future change, especially mid-latitude regions such as Europe where dynamics have significant role variability. It has been proposed that the mid-Holocene was characterized by stronger westerly winter comparable with more positive AO/NAO, and weaker summer caused anti-cyclonic blocking near Scandinavia. Model indicate at best only weakly whilst changes not widely investigated. Here we use new...
Abstract Non-technical summary In this paper, we explore how critically important ecosystems on the land provide evaporation to atmosphere, which will later fall as precipitation elsewhere. Using a model-based analysis that tracks water flowing through find more than two-thirds of over ecosystem areas is supplied by from other land. Likewise, 40% falls We conclude our work discussing policy implications for these connect spatially distant wild and working lands via atmospheric cycle....
Abstract Sustaining the organisms, ecosystems, and processes that underpin human well-being is necessary to achieve sustainable development. Here we identify critical natural assets, semi-natural ecosystems provide 90% of total current magnitude 14 types nature’s contributions people (NCP). Critical assets for maintaining local-scale NCP (12 mapped) comprise 30% global land area 24% national territorial waters, while 44% required all (including those accrue at scale, carbon storage moisture...
ABSTRACT Sustaining the organisms, ecosystems, and processes that underpin human well-being is necessary to achieve sustainable development. Here we identify critical natural assets, semi-natural ecosystems provide 90% of total current magnitude 14 types nature’s contributions people (NCP). Critical assets for maintaining local-scale NCP (12 mapped) comprise 30% global land area 24% national territorial waters, while 44% required all (including those accrue at scale, carbon storage moisture...
Abstract Sustaining the organisms, ecosystems, and processes that underpin human well-being is necessary to achieve sustainable development. Here we analyze 14 of nature’s contributions people (NCP) for food, water, climate security. Using spatial optimization, identify critical natural assets, most important ecosystems providing NCP, comprising 30% (for local benefits) 44% global total land area 24% national territorial waters. Many these NCP are left out international agreements focused on...
Central to the premise of Sustainable Development Goals is concept that environment underpins economic and social dimensions development, yet language structure SDG framework are largely blind these environment-development relationships beyond "nature" (14 15). As a result, ecosystem health continues decline, development milestones lag, investments suboptimally allocated. Here, we highlight conceptually map nature's role across entire make suggestions for leveraging synergies limiting...
Abstract Sustaining the organisms, ecosystems, and processes that underpin human well-being is necessary to achieve sustainable development. Here we identify critical natural assets, semi-natural ecosystems provide 90% of total current magnitude 14 types nature’s contributions people (NCP). Critical assets for maintaining local-scale NCP (12 mapped) comprise 30% global land area 24% national territorial waters, while 44% required all (including those accrue at scale, carbon storage moisture...
Keywords: biodiversity ; biogeography biomes climate erosion Europe Holocene human impact land cover landscape openness Mediterranean phytogeography plant functional types pollen ruined hypothesis soil vegetation dynamics history These Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne EPFL, n° 5733 (2013)Programme doctoral EnvironnementFaculte l'environnement naturel, architectural et construitInstitut d'ingenierie l'environnementGroupe KaplanJury: A. Buttler (president), D. Barboni, R. Bradshaw, M....
<p>Ecosystems around the world support both biodiversity and human well-being, providing essential goods services including food, fiber, building materials, moisture/temperature regulation, carbon sequestration, disaster risk reduction, spiritual/cultural meaning. While we all depend on these benefits to survive thrive, they are especially critical world’s most vulnerable people. And as populations economies grow climate continues change, humanity may find itself...