2520 papers
This study demonstrates that deep soil organic carbon storage in the Ethiopian highlands increases downslope due to pedogenic processes like clay translocation and colluvial deposition, which enhance organo-mineral stabilization in subsurface horizons.
This paper evaluates Ghana's progress toward SDG 13, revealing a pattern of "constrained ambition" where strong institutional frameworks and adaptation efforts are undermined by limited mitigation outcomes, insufficient climate finance, and uneven implementation capacity.
This study employs a cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment to demonstrate that while grid-connected crystalline silicon solar systems in Cameroon offer significant environmental benefits during operation, their long-term sustainability is critically compromised by end-of-life heavy metal toxicity unless structured recycling infrastructure and policies are established to replace uncontrolled landfill disposal.
This study reveals that the microbial community structure in Reshuigou hot springs on the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is shaped not by a single factor, but by the complex interplay of deep hydrothermal hydrochemical conditions, local discharge dynamics, and oxidative mixing processes.
This study of sediment cores from four tropical floodplain lakes in Central Kalimantan reveals that while most heavy metal concentrations are within normal global ranges, localized elevations of elements like mercury and bismuth result from a complex interplay between natural lateritic soil enrichment, hydrothermal mineralization, and anthropogenic inputs from artisanal gold mining, with mercury notably immobilized through co-deposition with selenium.
This study demonstrates that while multispectral imaging offers rapid processing, microwave imaging analyzed by Artificial Neural Networks provides superior accuracy and stability for precise geological classification of stone samples.
This study utilizes panel data from Sub-Saharan Africa (2009–2024) to demonstrate that while global climate commitments reduce carbon emissions, their effectiveness is significantly amplified by strong domestic regulatory capacity, highlighting institutional quality as a critical transmission mechanism for achieving sustainable decarbonization.
This paper presents the IBMS-Framework, a novel sequential dual-agent strategy combining enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) with xanthan gum biopolymer that effectively stabilizes fine-grained and tropical soils while eliminating ammonium toxicity, reducing CO2 emissions by 90% compared to cement, and demonstrating scalability through successful field mesocosm trials.
This study utilizes a multi-index remote sensing framework to demonstrate that the severe, prolonged drought in Morocco's semi-arid Tensift basin from 2018 to 2024 caused a marked decline in olive and citrus orchard coverage and yields, highlighting the critical need for enhanced agricultural drought monitoring.
Using a simplified one-dimensional model and Monte Carlo framework, this study reveals that uncertainties in marine carbon dioxide removal estimates are driven by mixed-layer properties in the short term and vertical mixing or deployment depth in the long term, creating persistent decades-long uncertainties that critically impact monitoring and carbon crediting frameworks.