A new study reveals that global progress on numerous SDGs with high initial benchmarks has either stalled or gone into reverse. In contrast, SDG indicators with lower baseline performance continue to register gains. Researchers caution that the vast majority of countries will fail to meet their 2030 SDG targets under current trends.
Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology have proposed a structured framework for evaluating the nitrogen (N) status and nitrogen balance of forest ecosystems in the context of rapid global environmental change.
A new study has uncovered a critical "personality switch" in ecosystem responses to such extremes. Led by Prof. DAN Li from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the research team found that the impact of climate extremes extends beyond immediate stressors; it is fundamentally governed by "hydrological memory"—the pre-existing soil moisture conditions.
Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a "top-down" synthetic microbiome strategy to enrich microbial consortia capable of efficient lignin degradation from straw compost and straw-returning soils, providing new insight into how microbial communities work together to break down lignin.
While the dangers of secondhand smoke are widely recognized, a new study led by Prof. SUN Yele at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has uncovered a more persistent and stealthy hazard lurking in indoor environments: thirdhand smoke. This residue—left on surfaces long after a cigarette is extinguished—is not merely a stale odor, but a dynamic source of continuous air pollution.
A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Hui from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences quantified the adaptive mechanisms and sensitivity thresholds that govern fishery stock recovery under multiple stressors over a long time scale.
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