In Mongolia, livestock products, including live animals, milk, meat, wool and hides, account for one-third of that country's gross domestic product. In Africa much of the livestock is used to provide ...

Ecosystem responses to global change are often nonlinear. Ecological thresholds are tipping points beyond which small changes in environmental conditions can have disproportionate effects on ...

Results from a long-term field experiment shed new light on how grasslands can be restored for nature, the environment, and for farmers. From richer biodiversity and benefits for pollinators, to ...

In the face of climate change, accelerating nature loss and growing food insecurity, protecting and restoring grasslands and savannahs is more urgent than ever. With less than 10% of these ecosystems ...

By Shanna Hanbury Wild ecosystems such as grassland savannas, bush and open wetlands are losing ground worldwide to make way ...

The restoration of grassland ecosystems may need more of a guided, hands-on approach over time, according to a new review of global conservation efforts. Grasslands' biodiversity and resilience to ...

Oftentimes when people think about the most “important” ecosystems to conserve, the first example that comes to mind are rainforests. Rainforests are the quintessential ecosystem we often learn about ...

A reflection of the planet’s increasingly volatile climate and the enduring influence of industrial interests, North American grasslands find themselves at the epicenter of one of the most severe ...

The North American Great Plains, stretching from the Canadian Prairies through the central third of the United States and even into a chunk of northeastern Mexico, comprises one of the largest extant ...