Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Vesela Veleva
Summary: Entrepreneurs play a crucial role in advancing sustainable lifestyles, but they lack resources to effectively measure impacts and need to emphasize additional benefits beyond green attributes. Collaboration with key stakeholders such as NGOs, policy makers, and companies is essential for sustainable entrepreneurs to address costly sustainability actions and drive policy changes.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
Michela Janni, Roland Pieruschka
Summary: Climate change, environmental degradation, and stagnating yields pose threats to crop production and global food security. Developing sustainable and resilient agroecosystems is crucial, which requires reducing agricultural inputs and addressing decreasing land availability. Innovative solutions from the farming sector and agricultural and seed industries are essential for improving plant production in a knowledge-driven manner.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Peter Horton
Summary: This article identifies the adverse environmental impacts of food production, the ill-health resulting from excess consumption and malnutrition, and the lack of resilience to threats to food availability as evidence that the global food provision system is inadequate. It presents a framework based on an integrated view of the food system and socio-economic systems to eliminate the causative flaws. The framework includes an eight-point plan to describe the structure and functioning of the food system and identify optimal ways to achieve sustainable food future, including research priorities, inclusive analytical methodology, local and national actions, and overcoming barriers through education and international cooperation.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Enuh Blaise Manga, Pinar Aytar Celik, Ahmet Cabuk, Ibrahim M. Banat
Summary: The changes in the environment in recent years has led to the examination of the role and influence human activities have on it. Developing standardized modeling frameworks to quantify these impacts is one approach to measure the impact of human interventions holistically. Biosurfactants are emerging as sustainable alternatives to synthetic products, but several factors need to be considered before confirming their sustainability.
CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Jose Roberto Postali Parra, Aloisio Coelho Jr
Summary: This review describes the advances in biological control (BC) in open fields in Brazil, focusing on the development of improved rearing techniques and the expansion of BC applications. Brazil has made significant achievements in biological control, and the article highlights successful case studies that have served as the foundation for mass rearing and technology transfer.
Article
Plant Sciences
Iqra Mubeen, Manar Fawzi Bani Mfarrej, Zarafshan Razaq, Shehzad Iqbal, Syed Atif Hasan Naqvi, Fahad Hakim, Walid F. A. Mosa, Mahmoud Moustafa, Yuan Fang, Bin Li
Summary: Agrochemicals, such as inorganic pesticides and fertilizers, have negative environmental impacts due to their widespread use. Scientists worldwide are adopting green technologies to ensure a safe and sustainable food supply. Nanotechnologies have the potential to create more effective and environmentally friendly insecticides, improving crop protection and reducing the need for conventional pesticides.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Giulio Castelli, Luigi Piemontese, Ruth Quinn, Jeroen Aerts, Paul Elsner, Maurits Ertsen, Stephen Hussey, Walter Leal Filho, Natalia Limones, Bongani Mpofu, Doug Graber Neufeld, Keziah Ngugi, Nobubelo Ngwenya, Alison Parker, Cate Ryan, Josep de Trincheria, Lorenzo Villani, Jessica Eisma, Elena Bresci
Summary: Sand dams are effective water scarcity adaptation strategies, but there are still many unclear aspects of their functioning and effectiveness. To better study sand dams, there is a need to integrate and address key research gaps, including social and biophysical aspects.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Agronomy
Geeta Bhandari, Archna Dhasmana, Parul Chaudhary, Sanjay Gupta, Saurabh Gangola, Ashulekha Gupta, Sarvesh Rustagi, Sudhir S. S. Shende, Vishnu D. D. Rajput, Tatiana Minkina, Sumira Malik, Petr Slama
Summary: The modern agricultural system faces the challenge of meeting the increasing demand for food production caused by population growth and climate change. The use of nanotechnology in agriculture has gained significant interest for its potential to develop sustainable agricultural technologies and environmental remediation strategies. Nanotechnology involves the use of nanoparticles to fabricate novel materials and products with improved quality, playing a significant role in modern agricultural practices. However, the current physical and chemical processes involved in nanoparticle production are neither economical nor environmentally sustainable. Therefore, there is a need for green or biogenic nanoparticles obtained from plant, bacterial, fungal sources, or their metabolites, as a novel, sustainable, economical, biocompatible, and eco-friendly technology. This review focuses on the production and sources of biogenic nanoparticles and their implications in agro-ecosystems for crop productivity, soil health management, biocontrol, and environmental remediation, as well as the potential challenges in their development and implementation.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Charlotte Janssens, Petr Havlik, Esther Boere, Amanda Palazzo, Aline Mosnier, David Leclere, Juraj Balkovic, Miet Maertens
Summary: Developing and integrating agricultural markets in Africa is crucial for addressing sustainability challenges. An analysis of trade costs and the impact of free trade and agricultural development shows the potential for increased intra-African agricultural trade and reduced undernourishment. However, aligning continental free trade with local agricultural policies is essential for maximizing trade gains and achieving food security and climate objectives in Africa.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Page Kyle, Mary Ollenburger, Xin Zhang, Hassan Niazi, Siddarth Durga, Yang Ou
Summary: This study combines different methods and models to assess and analyze current and future agricultural sustainability. The results indicate that improving agricultural sustainability globally involves complexity and tradeoffs, as different measures may have negative effects, but the response and importance vary across regions.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Narendra Singh, Oladele A. Ogunseitan, Yuanyuan Tang
Summary: Countries worldwide are struggling with the increasing medical waste generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies show that there are challenges in medical waste management, and there is a need for stronger knowledge and awareness among workers on infection and injury prevention best practices. Sustainable management measures should be adopted to prevent catastrophic stockpiling of medical waste.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Page Kyle, Mary Ollenburger, Xin Zhang, Hassan Niazi, Siddarth Durga, Yang Ou
Summary: This study examines agricultural sustainability through a combination of assessment models and matrices. The findings highlight the complexity and trade-offs involved in improving agricultural sustainability globally, such as increased pollution from yield intensification, reduced output from plant-based diets, and potential deforestation or displacement of crop and livestock production from greenhouse gas mitigation efforts. The responses to these measures vary across regions.
Article
Microbiology
Gowardhan Kumar Chouhan, Jay Prakash Verma, Durgesh Kumar Jaiswal, Arpan Mukherjee, Saurabh Singh, Arthur Prudencio de Araujo Pereira, Hongwei Liu, Elsayed Fathi Abd Allah, Brajesh Kumar Singh
Summary: Ensuring food security in an environmentally sustainable way is a global challenge, with agriculture productivity needing to increase by 70% under harsh climatic conditions. The use of beneficial phytomicrobiome is considered a viable solution to meet the challenges of food security and environmental sustainability, with important microbes found in various parts of the plant playing significant roles in plant health and development. Addressing technical challenges and finding ways to manipulate microbiome in situ are necessary to fully harness the potential of phytomicrobiome in increasing agriculture productivity and food security.
MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Amit Kumar Thakur, Rajesh Singh, Anita Gehlot, Ajay Kumar Kaviti, Ronald Aseer, Subbarama Kousik Suraparajud, Sendhil Kumar Natarajand, Vineet Singh Sikarwar
Summary: Agriculture is the main occupation of the majority in India, and the deployment of solar energy in agriculture is crucial. This study discusses the various technologies, initiatives, and policies of solar energy usage in agriculture, focusing on solar water desalination, solar water pumping, and solar crop drying systems. It also highlights the importance of policies and government initiatives in promoting and developing solar energy in the agricultural sector.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Yaguang Zhang, David J. Love, James Krogmeier, Christopher R. Anderson, Robert W. Heath, Dennis R. Buckmaster
Summary: Broadband access is crucial for robust economic development and improved quality of life in rural areas, but the communication infrastructure in rural regions lags behind urban areas due to low population density and economic factors. This article emphasizes the importance of wireless technologies in bridging the digital divide in rural areas and discusses applications and opportunities for future rural wireless communications, as well as the need for researchers to focus on coverage, cost, and reliability of rural wireless access.
IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE
(2021)
Correction
Environmental Sciences
L. A. Martinelli, G. B. Nardoto, A. Soltangheisi, C. R. G. Reis, A. L. Abdalla-Filho, P. B. Camargo, T. F. Domingues, D. Faria, A. M. Figueira, T. F. Gomes, S. R. M. Lins, S. F. Mardegan, E. Mariano, R. C. Miatto, R. Moraes, M. Z. Moreira, R. S. Oliveira, J. P. H. B. Ometto, F. L. S. Santos, J. Sena-Souza, D. M. L. Silva, J. C. S. S. Silva, S. A. Vieira
Article
Soil Science
Amin Soltangheisi, Philip M. Haygarth, Paulo Sergio Pavinato, Mauricio Roberto Cherubin, Ana Paula Bettoni Teles, Ricardo de Oliveira Bordonal, Joao Luis Nunes Carvalho, Paul J. A. Withers, Luiz Antonio Martinelli
Summary: The study demonstrated that maintaining a certain amount of sugarcane straw in the field can improve phosphorus extraction and plant growth, while complete removal of straw may lead to phosphorus deficiency in soil. Organic phosphorus plays a role in sugarcane nutrition under different straw maintenance rates.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rodrigo Jesus Silva, Gabriela Bielefeld Nardoto, Tatiana Schor, Marcia Regina Farias da Silva, Luiz Antonio Martinelli
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between livelihood conditions and the agro-food transition process in rural communities of different regions in Brazil, finding that with the development of market economies, local agricultural ecosystems and food habits have changed. While some remote villages have maintained their agro-food systems, increased access to market economies and supermarket food is altering the livelihood conditions of rural communities, potentially compromising their traditional farming and food sovereignty.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marilia de S. Bento, Dayane J. Barros, Maria Gabriella da S. Araujo, Rafael Da Roz, Glauber Altrao Carvalho, Janaina B. do Carmo, Rogerio H. Toppa, Vania Neu, Bruce R. Forsberg, Paul L. E. Bodelier, Siu M. Tsai, Acacio A. Navarrete
Summary: The study found that different water types in the Amazon floodplain have varying effects on methane emissions, while soil depth, water quality, and microbial community diversity also influence the methane cycling process.
Article
Ecology
Eduardo Mariano, Taciana F. Gomes, Silvia R. M. Lins, Adibe L. Abdalla-Filho, Amin Soltangheisi, Maria G. S. Araujo, Rodrigo F. Almeida, Fernanda G. Augusto, Luiza P. Canisares, Siglea S. F. Chaves, Cristiane F. G. Costa, Thais R. Diniz-Reis, Leonardo A. Galera, Melissa G. Martinez, Maristela C. Morais, Elen B. Perez, Lucas C. Reis, Carla da P. Simon, Silvia F. Mardegan, Tomas F. Domingues, Raquel C. Miatto, Rafael S. Oliveira, Carla R. G. Reis, Gabriela B. Nardoto, Jens Kattge, Luiz A. Martinelli
Summary: Leaf traits play a significant role in plant functional strategies, but functional leaf trait observations in tropical regions, particularly in Brazil, are lacking. This study compiled data on four functional leaf traits for native woody species in Brazil, along with sampling dates, geo-references, climatic parameters, and soil properties. The dataset includes over 3,000 observations of leaf traits from 223 sites across different biomes in Brazil, covering 9% of the woody angiosperm flora in the country.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Camila Bolfarini Bento, Carolina Braga Brandani, Solange Filoso, Luiz Antonio Martinelli, Janaina Braga do Carmo
Summary: Brazilian beef production is shifting from extensive to intensive pasture systems, leading to increased CO2 and N2O emissions. The study highlights the importance of conservation practices to prevent hot moments of N2O emission arising from pasture intensification in Brazil, with different emission rates and dynamics observed based on weather conditions and soil management practices.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rafael Pires Fernandes, Robson Willians da Costa Silva, Tatiana Morgan Bertelli de Andrade, Luiz Felippe Salemi, Plinio Barbosa de Camargo, Luiz Antonio Martinelli, Jorge Marcos de Moraes
Summary: The study found a positive correlation between stemflow rates and leaf area index as well as plant height, mainly influenced by leaf branching angles and tillering density. At the end of the growth cycle, stemflow rates decreased, possibly due to changes in sugarcane canopy structure leading to reduced water conveyance efficiency.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Thais Rovere Diniz-Reis, Fernanda Gaudio Augusto, Adibe Luiz Abdalla Filho, Maria Gabriella da Silva Araujo, Siglea Sanna Freitas Chaves, Rodrigo Figueiredo Almeida, Elen Blanco Perez, Carla da Penha Simon, Janaina Leite de Souza, Cristiane Formigosa Gadelha da Costa, Taciana Figueiredo Gomes, Melissa Gaste Martinez, Amin Soltangheisi, Eduardo Mariano, Aline Salvador Vanin, Tiago Ramos de Andrade, Andrea Larissa Boesing, Fabio Jose Viana Costa, Monique D'Assuncao Fortuna, Victor Martins Guedes, Tiago Borges Kisaka, Cecilia Kruszynski, Neliton Ricardo Freitas Lara, Raquel Aparecida Mendes Lima, Vinicius Tirelli Pompermaier, Bianca de Sousa Rangel, Juliana Fernandes Ribeiro, Adelino de Santi Junior, Mauricio Tassoni Filho, Anderson Ferreira, Thiago Simon Marques, Alexandre Leandro Pereira, Ludmilla Moura de Souza Aguiar, Maeda Batista dos Anjos, Elvio Sergio Figueredo Medeiros, Evanilde Benedito, Debora Fernandes Calheiros, Ronaldo Adriano Christofoletti, Marta Jussara Cremer, Paulo Jose Duarte-Neto, Gabriela Bielefeld Nardoto, Ana Cristina Belarmino de Oliveira, Carlos Eduardo de Rezende, Maria Nazareth Ferreira da Silva, Jansen Alfredo Sampaio Zuanon, Luciano Martins Verdade, Marcelo Zacharias Moreira, Plinio Barbosa de Camargo, Luiz Antonio Martinelli
Summary: The SIA-BRA dataset compiles stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of terrestrial and aquatic animals in Brazil, providing valuable ecological information on trophic niches, energy sources, and migration patterns. With data collected from 1984 to 2021, it offers a comprehensive view of animal dietary ecology in Brazil, an understudied region. The dataset includes a wide range of taxa and habitats, making it a valuable resource for future investigations on diet tracing, habitat use, and food webs.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Fernanda G. Augusto, Manuel A. S. Graca, Luiz A. Martinelli, Isabel Cacador, Julio Arce-Funck
Summary: This study investigated whether insects inhabiting streams contaminated by heavy metals accumulate, biomagnify, and transfer metals to land. The findings showed that contaminants in the sediments, but not in the water, were related to contaminant concentrations in biological samples.
Article
Ecology
Gabriela Garcia Medeiros, Juliana Antonio, Michelle Harrison, Luciana Della Coletta, Amin Soltangheisi, Cristina Banks-Leite, Paulo Jose Duarte-Neto, Luiz Antonio Martinelli
Summary: Forest fragmentation is the main driver of biodiversity loss in the Anthropocene. A study was conducted to evaluate the impact of vertebrate exclusion on litter decomposition rates, with results showing that exclusion did not affect decomposition rates. Additionally, grass litter decomposed faster due to its initial nutrient content and litter quality.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Camila Bolfarini Bento, Janaina Braga do Carmo, Gabriele Veronica de Mello Gabriel, Wander Gustavo Botero, Andrea Pires Fernandes, Luiz Antonio Martinelli, Luciana Camargo de Oliveira
Summary: Pastures in Brazil are commonly converted to sugarcane areas, and soil management practices affect soil metal concentrations. The conversion of pastures to sugarcane cultivation leads to significant increases in the concentrations of Cd and Cu in soil.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Luiz Felippe Salemi, Robson Willians da Costa Silva, Rafael Pires Fernandes, Tatiana Morgan Berteli de Andrade, Plinio Barbosa Camargo, Luiz Antonio Martinelli, Jorge Marcos de Moraes
Summary: This study found that riparian zones on higher streambank heights generally have lower water table depth compared to riparian zones on lower streambanks, leading to significant differences in soil moisture. However, to predict soil moisture more accurately, other factors such as soil type need to be considered.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Review
Soil Science
Carla da Penha Simon, Taciana Figueiredo Gomes, Thais Nascimento Pessoa, Amin Soltangheisi, Wanderlei Bieluczyk, Plinio Barbosa de Camargo, Luiz Antonio Martinelli, Mauricio Roberto Cherubin
Summary: Brazilian soil scientists have increasingly used the term soil quality in their scientific publications in the last decade. However, it is unclear if these publications only mention soil quality in a broad context or focus on soil quality assessments integrating chemical, physical, and biological indicators. The study found that while the use of the term soil quality is increasing in Brazilian literature, there are still very few researchers specifically working on soil quality assessments.
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIA DO SOLO
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Luiz A. A. Martinelli, Adibe L. L. Abdalla-Filho, Taciana F. F. Gomes, Silvia R. M. Lins, Eduardo Mariano, Amin Soltangheisi, Plinio B. B. de Camargo, Simone A. A. Vieira, Niro Higuchi, Gabriela B. B. Nardoto
Summary: Taxonomy and sampling site are significant predictors of foliar carbon and nitrogen concentrations, with family playing a major role, while foliar stable isotopes are more environmentally constrained. Fabaceae plants with N-fixing symbiosis have higher foliar nitrogen than non-fixing plants, while foliar nitrogen concentration follows the pattern of fixers > non-fixers > non-Fabaceae species. Wood density is positively correlated with foliar carbon content, showing that high-density woods invest more in structural carbon.
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
L. A. Martinelli, G. B. Nardoto, A. Soltangheisi, G. R. G. Reis, A. L. Abdalla-Filho, P. B. Camargo, T. F. Domingues, D. Faria, A. M. Figueira, T. F. Gomes, S. R. M. Lins, S. F. Mardegan, E. Mariano, R. C. Miatto, R. Moraes, M. Z. Moreira, R. S. Oliveira, J. P. H. B. Ometto, F. L. S. Santos, J. Sena-Souza, D. M. L. Silva, J. C. S. S. Silva, A. S. Vieira
Summary: By analyzing leaf carbon and nitrogen concentrations as well as their isotopic composition in soil, consistent differences among different vegetation types were observed. Precipitation is the main climatic driver affecting nitrogen, C:N ratio, delta N-15, and delta C-13 changes. Biomes follow a leaf economics spectrum, reflecting the diversity of biogeochemistry in tropical regions.
