The financial cost of disasters in Africa is estimated by the AU to run between 3 and 15 percent of the continent＇s GDR High vulnerability to disaster risk is thus a major challenge undermining Africa＇s accelerated ...The financial cost of disasters in Africa is estimated by the AU to run between 3 and 15 percent of the continent＇s GDR High vulnerability to disaster risk is thus a major challenge undermining Africa＇s accelerated and sustainable structural transformation efforts. But there is a plan in place to build resilience to disasters and reduce the risk impact,展开更多
Context:Ozone concentrations near the land surface are rising in Asia while they are declining or stagnating in Europe and North America.Ozone is the most widespread air pollutant negatively affecting vegetation,and i...Context:Ozone concentrations near the land surface are rising in Asia while they are declining or stagnating in Europe and North America.Ozone is the most widespread air pollutant negatively affecting vegetation,and its increased concentrations pose a major threat to food quality and production and other ecosystem services in Asia.Method:In this review,we provide an overview of scientific challenges in the impacts of ozone pollution on Asian vegetation,and synthesize the challenges toward mitigation of the impacts.Result:We argue that new policy initiatives need to seek both reduction of ozone levels and enhancement of plant tolerance to ozone to maintain food quality and ensure food supplies.Conclusion:The scientific advancements must be transferred to actions by two types of institutions:a)environmental agencies for reducing ozone levels and b)agricultural research institutions for enhancing plant tolerance to ozone.In connecting the scientific advancements with the institutional actions,scientists in Asian countries should play the key role taking advantages of interdisciplinary and international collaborations.展开更多
This special issue contains selected papers presented at the ICES-FAO Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behavior mini-symposium on“Responsible Fishing Technology for Healthy Ecosystems and Clean Environmen...This special issue contains selected papers presented at the ICES-FAO Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behavior mini-symposium on“Responsible Fishing Technology for Healthy Ecosystems and Clean Environment”held in Shanghai,China between 8 and 12 April 2019.The symposium was co-sponsored by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO),International Council for the Exploration of the Seas(ICES)and Shanghai Ocean University,China.The meeting was chaired by Pingguo He(USA),Haraldur Einarsson(Iceland)and Liming Song(China).The special issue was edited by the following guest editors:Pingguo He(managing guest editor),Haraldur Einarsson,Liming Song,and Michael Pol,with the assistance of a number of anonymous reviewers.展开更多
文摘The financial cost of disasters in Africa is estimated by the AU to run between 3 and 15 percent of the continent＇s GDR High vulnerability to disaster risk is thus a major challenge undermining Africa＇s accelerated and sustainable structural transformation efforts. But there is a plan in place to build resilience to disasters and reduce the risk impact,
基金This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China[31950410547,41771034,4190738,42061160479,M-0105]the Chinese Academy of Sciences[QYZDB-SSW-DQC019]+2 种基金French National Agency for Research(ANR)[ANR-12-LABXARBRE-01]The Startup Foundation for Introducing Talent of Nanjing University of Information Science&Technology[002992,003080]Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Fellowship Initiative[2018VCA0026].
文摘Context:Ozone concentrations near the land surface are rising in Asia while they are declining or stagnating in Europe and North America.Ozone is the most widespread air pollutant negatively affecting vegetation,and its increased concentrations pose a major threat to food quality and production and other ecosystem services in Asia.Method:In this review,we provide an overview of scientific challenges in the impacts of ozone pollution on Asian vegetation,and synthesize the challenges toward mitigation of the impacts.Result:We argue that new policy initiatives need to seek both reduction of ozone levels and enhancement of plant tolerance to ozone to maintain food quality and ensure food supplies.Conclusion:The scientific advancements must be transferred to actions by two types of institutions:a)environmental agencies for reducing ozone levels and b)agricultural research institutions for enhancing plant tolerance to ozone.In connecting the scientific advancements with the institutional actions,scientists in Asian countries should play the key role taking advantages of interdisciplinary and international collaborations.
文摘This special issue contains selected papers presented at the ICES-FAO Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behavior mini-symposium on“Responsible Fishing Technology for Healthy Ecosystems and Clean Environment”held in Shanghai,China between 8 and 12 April 2019.The symposium was co-sponsored by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO),International Council for the Exploration of the Seas(ICES)and Shanghai Ocean University,China.The meeting was chaired by Pingguo He(USA),Haraldur Einarsson(Iceland)and Liming Song(China).The special issue was edited by the following guest editors:Pingguo He(managing guest editor),Haraldur Einarsson,Liming Song,and Michael Pol,with the assistance of a number of anonymous reviewers.
