New Zealand is unique in that half of its national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory derives from agriculture--predominantly as methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), in a 2:1 ratio. The remaining GHG emissions predominantly comprise carbon dioxide (CO2) deriving from energy and industry sources. Proposed strategies to mitigate emissions of CH4 and N2O from pastoral agriculture in New Zealand are:...

Biogeochemical factors contributing to enhanced carbon storage following afforestation of a semi-arid shrubland J. M. Grünzweig, I. Gelfand, and D. Yakir Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 76100, Israel Department of Environmental Sciences and Energ...

The acceleration of global urbanization has brought the issue environmental degradation to forefront. To effectively curtail these issues, cities worldwide are promoting afforestation; however, only a few studies have investigated levels satisfaction from perspective residents, who main beneficiaries afforestation projects. In this study, we used Ologit model in conjunction with 1158 survey sam...

The study of afforestation is crucial to monitor land transformations and represents a central topic in sustainable development procedures, terms climate change, ecosystem services monitoring, planning policies activities. Although surveying important, the assessment growing forests difficult, since cover has different durations depending on species. In this context, remote sensing can be valid...

Environmental Science & Technology is published by the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street N.W., Washington, DC 20036 Correspondence/Rebuttal Response to Comment on “Why Large-Scale Afforestation Efforts in China Have Failed to Solve the Desertification Problem” Shixiong Cao Environ. Sci. Technol., 2008, 42 (21), 8166-8166 • DOI: 10.1021/es801979e • Publication Date (Web): 23 Septe...

Aim Little is known about the performance of plantations relative to natural forests of the same climate zone and age. China has more plantations than any other country as a consequence of massive afforestation efforts. We use data from China to comparatively examine tree biomass and productivity of planted and natural stands in relation to climate zone, latitude, elevation, age and species div...

We propose an environmental framework for simulation and visualization of woody plant forests. A complex application software system develops and animates a spontaneous afforestation process within this environment. The system considers several environmental properties and combines computer animation with artificial life. The main goal of the presented software system is to use it in computer a...

The Southwest China Karst, the largest continuous karst zone in the world, has suffered serious rock desertification due to the large population pressure in the area. Recent trend analyses have indicated general greening trends in this region. The region has experienced mild climate change, and yet significant land use changes, such as afforestation and reforestation. In addition, out-migration...