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{"title":"Understanding and Adapting Ocean Decade Action","authors":"Dhinakarasamy Inbakandan","doi":"10.1007/s44177-023-00059-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s44177-023-00059-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The United Nations Ocean Decade Action presents a crucial global initiative aimed at addressing the urgent challenges facing our oceans and promoting their sustainable use. Spanning from 2021 to 2030, this ten-year program seeks to rally governments, organizations, scientists, and communities worldwide to advance ocean science, foster innovation, and implement transformative actions to restore and protect our oceans. It recognizes that oceans are critical to sustaining life on Earth, providing food, livelihoods, climate regulation, and essential ecosystem services. However, human activities, including overfishing, pollution, habitat destruction, and climate change, have led to unprecedented degradation of marine environments, threatening biodiversity and the well-being of coastal communities. By bringing together governments, academia, industry, civil society, and communities, the UN Ocean Decade Action aims to foster transformative actions and policies that will lead to a healthier, more resilient ocean environment. Through its ambitious targets and coordinated efforts, the Ocean Decade Action provides a unique opportunity to reverse the decline of our oceans and ensure their sustainable use for present and future generations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100099,"journal":{"name":"Anthropocene Science","volume":"2 2","pages":"159 - 171"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50006486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Building the Road to a Resilient Asia–Pacific: A New Dawn Begins for Women’s Leadership in Disaster Risk Reduction in Samoa","authors":"Saumya Singh,&nbsp;R. K. Mall","doi":"10.1007/s44177-023-00058-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s44177-023-00058-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100099,"journal":{"name":"Anthropocene Science","volume":"2 2","pages":"155 - 158"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49998683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"India’s Presidency of G20: A Unique Opportunity for Building Global Partnerships for Sustainable Development","authors":"Harikesh B. Singh","doi":"10.1007/s44177-023-00057-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s44177-023-00057-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100099,"journal":{"name":"Anthropocene Science","volume":"2 2","pages":"152 - 154"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50031901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Untying the Knots of Traditional Ecological Knowledge: A Sustainable Roadway to Resource Management in Asia","authors":"Tanu Kumari","doi":"10.1007/s44177-023-00056-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s44177-023-00056-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100099,"journal":{"name":"Anthropocene Science","volume":"2 2","pages":"148 - 151"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50006787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding the Research Interlinkages Between Anthropocene, Millennium and Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Bibliometric Analysis","authors":"Nandini Garai,&nbsp;Ajishnu Roy,&nbsp;Kousik Pramanick","doi":"10.1007/s44177-023-00055-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s44177-023-00055-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are impacted by the Anthropocene's onset, hence critical actions must be taken to develop tailored policies for these goals. This research aims to understand the interaction between anthropogenic activities and SDGs or Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), as well as research trajectories, spatiotemporal development, scientific networks, continuing research issues, and gaps in these fields. The present study compiled the top 500 most referenced publications from 252 different sources from 1992 to 2022 using the Web of Science database. Scientific output in these fields increased from 2016 to 2019, but we found a significant reduction from 2020 onwards. The top three countries generating single-country publications in this field are China, USA, and India. Although human activities have hampered the achievement of SDGs, many small, developing countries are still not involved in the scientific production of this field. Institutions in the USA, China, the UK, and Germany have a greater percentage of international collaborations than other countries. SDGs 3, 6, 7, 11, 12 and 13 are the most researched. The investigation produced helpful information and a full understanding of significant researchers, institutions, current scenario of study, rising trends, and relevant subjects for scholars as well as how that information is translated into actual SDGs attainment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100099,"journal":{"name":"Anthropocene Science","volume":"2 2","pages":"123 - 140"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50049327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Deforestation Drivers Across the Tropics and Their Impacts on Carbon Stocks and Ecosystem Services","authors":"Tobias Seydewitz,&nbsp;Prajal Pradhan,&nbsp;David M. Landholm,&nbsp;Juergen P. Kropp","doi":"10.1007/s44177-023-00051-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s44177-023-00051-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Globally, deforestation produces anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, contributing substantially to climate change. Forest cover changes also have large impacts on ecosystem services. Deforestation is the dominant type of land cover change in tropical regions, and this land cover change relates to distinct causes recognized as direct deforestation drivers. Understanding these drivers requires a significant effort. Further, GHG emissions due to deforestation are quantified only in terms of biomass removal, while linking emissions from soil organic carbon (SOC) loss to deforestation is lacking. A closer picture of associated ecosystem service changes due to deforestation is also needed. We analyze for 2001–2010: (1) the magnitudes of deforestation drivers, (2) the related carbon loss, and (3) the ecosystem service value change. On the global scale, agriculture (90.3%) is the primary deforestation driver, where grassland expansion contributed the most (37.5%). The deforestation drivers differ in magnitude and spatial distribution on the continental scale. The total carbon loss by biomass removal and SOC loss accounted for 8797 Mt C and 1185 Mt C, respectively. Furthermore, tropical deforestation caused the ESV loss of 408 billion Int.$ year<span>(^{-1})</span>, while the resulting land cover has the ESV of 345 billion Int.$ year<span>(^{-1})</span>. Our findings highlight that agriculture substantially contributes to global carbon loss and ecosystem service loss due to deforestation. The deforestation drivers differ in magnitude and distribution for different continents. Further, we highlight the danger of putting a monetary value on nature.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100099,"journal":{"name":"Anthropocene Science","volume":"2 1","pages":"81 - 92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s44177-023-00051-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50033327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparative Assessment of Tree Carbon Sequestration Potential and Soil Carbon Dynamics of Major Plantation Crops and Homestead Agroforestry of Kerala, India","authors":"Usha Mina,&nbsp;Greeshma Geetha,&nbsp;Rashmita Sharma,&nbsp;Deepti Singh","doi":"10.1007/s44177-023-00052-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s44177-023-00052-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Designing sustainable food and agricultural systems is a pressing need at a time when we already are at the low end of achieving SDG 13 (Climate Action) of reducing carbon emissions. In such a scenario, this study has the potential to provide an insightful framework for policymakers. The major objective of this study is to estimate the carbon sequestration of tree crops, and soil analysis in homestead agroforestry systems (AFS), monocropped rubber plantations, and monocropped coconut plantations in the Alappuzha and Kollam districts of Kerala. The soil carbon parameters analyzed were soil organic carbon (SOC) and labile carbon. Other parameters, such as pH and electrical conductivity of soil, were also measured. The soil of rubber plantations had the least pH (4.8) and EC (79 µS/cm). We found the tree carbon sequestration of rubber trees in the plantations to be the highest (13.8 t C ha⁻¹ year ⁻¹) followed by homestead AFS (2.68 t C ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹) and coconut tree plantation (2.08 ± 0.53 t C ha⁻¹ year⁻¹). The tree carbon sequestration potential was significantly (<i>p = </i>0.003) influenced by the treatments. In soil, the SOC content was highest in the homestead AFS (2.48%). The labile carbon was also found to be higher in the homestead AFS (0.06%) but was least in rubber plantation (0.04%). These results indicate that even though the tree carbon sequestration of homestead AFS is lesser compared to that of large tree plantations such as rubber. The soil carbon pools and other physical and chemical properties of soil promote the valuable contribution that homestead can play in the sustainability of the environment and ensuring food security.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100099,"journal":{"name":"Anthropocene Science","volume":"2 1","pages":"93 - 100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50033328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Securing Wild Edible Plants for Planetary Healthy Diet","authors":"Amit Kumar Bundela,&nbsp;Purushothaman Chirakkuzhyil Abhilash,&nbsp;Josep Peñuelas","doi":"10.1007/s44177-023-00054-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s44177-023-00054-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100099,"journal":{"name":"Anthropocene Science","volume":"2 2","pages":"109 - 111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50022558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Composition, Relative Abundance, and Diversity of Medium and Large Mammals in Tirba Lake Awi Zone, Ethiopia","authors":"Binega Derebe,&nbsp;Yonas Derebe,&nbsp;Bahiru Gedamu","doi":"10.1007/s44177-023-00050-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s44177-023-00050-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Understanding the diversity, abundance, and habitat preferences of the fauna is essential for determining the status and suggesting effective conservation actions. A study was conducted in Tirba Lake Awi zone, Ethiopia, to evaluate the wealth, diversity, and composition of the medium and large mammal communities. It is also important to consider how these parameters differ from one habitat type to another and from one season to another. Researchers collected data using a transect method. As a result of the study, 330 individuals and 11 different species of mammals were identified across four orders and six families. The result shows that globally threatened species like the Leopard (Panthera pardus) were included. In terms of seasonal variation in wild mammal abundance, the difference was statistically significant (<i>P</i> <span>(le)</span> 0.001). A total of 330 ± 26.2 wild mammals were recorded, of which 180 ± 11 (55%) were observed during the wet season and 150 ± 6.5 (45%) during the dry season. Olive Baboons (Papio Anubis) accounted for 30.61% of the 11 mammalian species with 101 individuals, followed by Vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) with 16.67% and 55 individuals, respectively. Mammalian populations were statistically significant among habitat types, with the highest similarity index (SI = 0.8) observed between open forests and shrubland, followed by shrubland adjacent to Cliff sites (SI = 0.7). The shrubland habitat type (<i>H</i>ʹ = 1) supports the greatest diversity of mammalian species, followed by the open forest habitat type (<i>H</i>ʹ = 0.8). In terms of diversity among habitat types, dense forests had the lowest <i>H</i>ʹ value (0.5). Based on the species similarity index, open forest and shrubland shared the most similarity of mammalian species (Sl = 0.8), while shrubland and cliff sites hosted the least similar species (SI = 0.7). To conclude, our findings contribute significantly to the conservation of Ethiopia's mammal populations. As a result of our findings, managers of the area will be able to make effective conservation decisions, and researchers wishing to conduct related studies will be able to use the findings as a baseline for their research. Studies in the study area have revealed that anthropogenic factors interact with the mammals in the area, putting them at risk. It is imperative that these animals are protected through an urgent conservation program.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100099,"journal":{"name":"Anthropocene Science","volume":"2 1","pages":"71 - 80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50020722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advocating Sustainable Use of Wild Species for Enhancing Food Security, Ecosystem Conservation and Planetary Resilience","authors":"Priya Priyadarshini,&nbsp;Amit Kumar Bundela","doi":"10.1007/s44177-023-00053-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s44177-023-00053-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100099,"journal":{"name":"Anthropocene Science","volume":"2 1","pages":"101 - 107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50020741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}