{"title":"Correction: Leveraging virtual datasets to investigate the interplay of pollinators, protected areas, and SDG 15","authors":"Sarah Whipple, Stefan Moss","doi":"10.1186/s42055-024-00088-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42055-024-00088-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":498263,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Earth Reviews","volume":"55 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140974625","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":"Learning sustainability at the Barefoot College: local and global community values in action","authors":"Jennifer Patterson, Francia Kinchington","doi":"10.1186/s42055-024-00086-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42055-024-00086-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":498263,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Earth Reviews","volume":"58 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140979117","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":"Trends in the implementation of biopesticides in the Euro-Mediterranean region: a narrative literary review","authors":"Elena Fusar Poli, M. Fontefrancesco","doi":"10.1186/s42055-024-00085-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42055-024-00085-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":498263,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Earth Reviews","volume":"6 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141003935","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":"Leveraging virtual datasets to investigate the interplay of pollinators, protected areas, and SDG 15","authors":"Sarah Whipple, Stefan Moss","doi":"10.1186/s42055-024-00084-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42055-024-00084-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":498263,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Earth Reviews","volume":"25 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141047550","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":"Continuing to Talanoa: storytelling dialogues for youth engagement in climate action and justice","authors":"Sarah Hautzinger","doi":"10.1186/s42055-023-00070-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42055-023-00070-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":498263,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Earth Reviews","volume":"126 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140455480","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}
Victoria Reyes-García, David García-del-Amo, Anna Porcuna-Ferrer, Anna Schlingmann, Mariam Abazeri, Emmanuel M. N. A. N. Attoh, Julia Vieira da Cunha Ávila, A. Ayanlade, Daniel Babai, Petra Benyei, Laura Calvet-Mir, Rosario Carmona, Julián Caviedes, Jane Chah, Rumbidzayi Chakauya, Aida Cuní‑Sanchez, Á. Fernández‐Llamazares, E. Galappaththi, D. Gerkey, Sonia Graham, Théo Guillerminet, T. Huanca, José Tomás Ibarra, A.B. Junqueira, Xiaoyue Li, Yolanda López-Maldonado, Giulia Mattalia, Aibek Samakov, Christoph Schunko, Reinmar Seidler, Victoria Sharakhmatova, Priyatma Singh, Adrien Tofighi-Niaki, Miquel Torrents-Ticó, Santiago Álvarez-Fernández, R. Bulamah, Mouna Chambon, Ogi Chao, Zhuo Chen, F. Chengula, Albert Cruz-Gispert, Christophe Demichelis, Evgeniya Dudina, S. Gallois, Marcos Glauser, Eric Hirsch, Andrea E. Izquierdo, Leneisja Junsberg, Juliette Mariel, M. Miara, Sara Miñarro, V. Porcher, U. Shrestha, Alpy Sharma, T. Ulambayar, Rihan Wu, I. Zakari, Marijn Zant
{"title":"Local studies provide a global perspective of the impacts of climate change on Indigenous Peoples and local communities","authors":"Victoria Reyes-García, David García-del-Amo, Anna Porcuna-Ferrer, Anna Schlingmann, Mariam Abazeri, Emmanuel M. N. A. N. Attoh, Julia Vieira da Cunha Ávila, A. Ayanlade, Daniel Babai, Petra Benyei, Laura Calvet-Mir, Rosario Carmona, Julián Caviedes, Jane Chah, Rumbidzayi Chakauya, Aida Cuní‑Sanchez, Á. Fernández‐Llamazares, E. Galappaththi, D. Gerkey, Sonia Graham, Théo Guillerminet, T. Huanca, José Tomás Ibarra, A.B. Junqueira, Xiaoyue Li, Yolanda López-Maldonado, Giulia Mattalia, Aibek Samakov, Christoph Schunko, Reinmar Seidler, Victoria Sharakhmatova, Priyatma Singh, Adrien Tofighi-Niaki, Miquel Torrents-Ticó, Santiago Álvarez-Fernández, R. Bulamah, Mouna Chambon, Ogi Chao, Zhuo Chen, F. Chengula, Albert Cruz-Gispert, Christophe Demichelis, Evgeniya Dudina, S. Gallois, Marcos Glauser, Eric Hirsch, Andrea E. Izquierdo, Leneisja Junsberg, Juliette Mariel, M. Miara, Sara Miñarro, V. Porcher, U. Shrestha, Alpy Sharma, T. Ulambayar, Rihan Wu, I. Zakari, Marijn Zant","doi":"10.1186/s42055-023-00063-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42055-023-00063-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":498263,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Earth Reviews","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140512358","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}
Bradley Plunkett, Daniel Roberts, Sudarshan Kharel, Kevin Foster, Tim Overheu, Brendon Savage
{"title":"High performance of a low input, mixed western Australian farming system: public policy implications from the case of Tolga farm","authors":"Bradley Plunkett, Daniel Roberts, Sudarshan Kharel, Kevin Foster, Tim Overheu, Brendon Savage","doi":"10.1186/s42055-023-00062-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42055-023-00062-7","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Tolga is a 5,200 ha sheep and cropping farm located near Kulin in Western Australia (WA). Since 2004, its production system has been a blend of conventional and alternative practices; some of these alternative practices are common in non-broadacre industries. The alternative practices are based on an understanding of soil health gained from the Australian Soil Planners system which aims to improve the farm’s biological functioning and nutrient cycling. This includes use of phase rotations with legume (subclover) pastures tended as a crop, minimal, but necessary synthetic fertilisers and chemicals, supplementary nutritional packages for pastures, animals, and soils, supplementing chemical control with nutrition and grazing management where possible, corrective liming to address soil acidity, and using deep rooted tillage radish to recycle sub soil nutrients, promote root biomass to reduce the impact of soil compaction and possibly, reduce enteric methane emissions. Livestock performance is very high by industry standards, and crop yields, previously similar to district average, are improving in response to a greater proportion of the farm dedicated to livestock / pasture production. The reasons for the high level of livestock performance are not thoroughly understood, emphasising the need for research into the farm’s system. Estimated profitability is around the median of a leading consultant’s cohort of farmers for that rainfall zone; however, the low variability in its profit is reflective of the top 25% of the cohort, ranked on profit (gross margin) per hectare. The business has steadily grown over the past 30 years. Emissions (T/CO 2 e/ha) are estimated to be low compared to industry benchmarks and evidence exists that the farm’s total organic carbon pool is either reflective of or is as much as 40% higher than the surrounding area.","PeriodicalId":498263,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Earth Reviews","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135933000","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":"Protocol for a systematic review of living labs in agricultural-related systems","authors":"Maryam Yousefi, Frank Ewert","doi":"10.1186/s42055-023-00060-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42055-023-00060-9","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Background Living labs are innovative platforms that bring together stakeholders (academic and non-academic actors from diverse disciplines), to collaboratively co-create, develop and test new technologies, products, services in real-life environments. As living labs become increasingly popular in addressing sustainability challenges in agriculture, it is essential to understand the potential of living labs to support innovation in the agricultural context. However, the existing knowledge is dispersed, and uncertainties remained regarding their approaches, methods, and outcomes. To address this gap, this study outlines a systematic review protocol of the existing literature on living labs in agricultural-related contexts. This will be done through questions focusing on the contributions of living labs to agricultural sustainability and innovation, their effectiveness, and strategies for development and implementation. Additionally, it will identify areas that require further research and development to advance our understanding of these initiatives. Method This study will be conducted according to the RepOrting Standards for Systematic Evidence Syntheses (ROSES) review protocol. We will search databases, including Scopus, Web of Science (core collection) and Google Scholar, which will be limited to titles, abstracts, and keywords in English to eliminate irrelevant literature. The quality of the method used for each selected study will be evaluated using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program, Qualitative Research Checklist. Coding and data extraction will include for example bibliographic information, types of agricultural practices tested, dominant framework (e.g. open innovation, user innovation, and participatory design), the contribution of living lab in agriculture, stakeholder roles, etc. We will use thematic analysis to synthesise our findings. We will compare descriptive and narrative sub-groups to take into account differences in living lab concepts in relation to the context, outcomes, and limitations. Conclusions The results of this review will provide a foundation for informing user-centred innovations in agriculture using living lab methodology. Researchers and practitioners working in areas such as co-design which incorporate user involvement, collaboration, and knowledge exchange, may also benefit from these findings.","PeriodicalId":498263,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Earth Reviews","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135895074","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}
Hilmi S. Salem, Musa Yahaya Pudza, Yohannes Yihdego
{"title":"Harnessing the energy transition from total dependence on fossil to renewable energy in the Arabian Gulf region, considering population, climate change impacts, ecological and carbon footprints, and United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals","authors":"Hilmi S. Salem, Musa Yahaya Pudza, Yohannes Yihdego","doi":"10.1186/s42055-023-00057-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s42055-023-00057-4","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The aim of this research is to investigate various issues related to oil consumption and environmental impacts in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, in relation to population, climate change impacts, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN’s SDGs), and ecological and carbon footprints. The GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates) are almost entirely dependent on fossil energy sources (oil and natural gas) domestically, industrially, commercially, economically, and transportation-wise. Although the total population of the GCC countries is around 60 million, making up only 0.76% of the world’s population (8 billion), they do consume 5.15 million barrels per day (bbl/d) of oil, forming nearly 5.8% of the world’s daily consumption, which is around 88.4 million bbl/d as of 2021. Moreover, daily per capita consumption of oil in the GCC countries is about 0.09 barrels, while it is about 0.06 barrels in the USA. These figures indicate that the GCC’s countries combined and per capita, although not industrialized and small in population, consume large quantities of oil, compared to other countries of the world that are industrialized and/or densely populated, such as the USA, India, Japan, Russia, and Germany. The high rates of oil consumption in the GCC countries, associated with the highest per capita ecological and carbon footprints worldwide, have led to negative impacts on the environment, climate, and public health. The results of this work show that some of the GCC countries have the highest per capita ecological and carbon footprints. Thus, the GCC countries should effectively reduce their dependence on fossil energy sources and gradually replace them with renewable energy sources, especially photovoltaic (PV) solar energy. Furthermore, the statistics presented in this article and the outcomes reached uncover that the GCC countries lag behind with regard to various indicators of the UN’s SDGs. This implies the GCC countries are not taking adequate actions to encounter environmental problems, in order to fulfill some of the UN’s SDGs by 2030.","PeriodicalId":498263,"journal":{"name":"Sustainable Earth Reviews","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134989472","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}