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We assessed the net impacts of a wood-dependent pellet industry of global importance on contemporaneous local forest carbon component pools (live trees, standing-dead trees, soils)...

The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) developed and conducted the Survey of Adult Skills. The survey measures adults’ proficiency in key information-processing skills - literacy...

Fertility indicators for 45 European countries. Main indicators of fertility level: total fertility rate; mean ideal number of children; completed Cohort fertility; childlessness...

The European Demographic Datasheet shows key demographic data; population trends and projections until 2050. It covers fertility; mortality; migration and population structure; including...

Food production is a major driver of climate change and the destruction of nature, accounting for nearly one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, 80% of land-use change and 70% of water use...

The roadmap lays out six action areas spanning all activities with the potential to impact the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge objectives of (1) expanding...

Over the last half century in the United States, the per-hectare volume of wood in trees has increased, but it is not clear whether this increase has been driven...

The report showcases ten food-focused initiatives that have taken action to promote human, ecological, and animal health and well-being. Case studies of initiatives in Brazil, Canada, France...

To combat climate change, reducing carbon emissions from coal consumption in the power sector can be an effective strategy. We developed a price-exogenous mixed integer linear...