There is an environmental cost of food, always has been, and reducing it is a complexity challenge
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Trees, forests and carbon or why ecological knowledge matters
Ecology is so complex that even Sweden with 70% of its land area as forest might not be sustainable

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In land management, always tackle the social issue first
It amazes me how much knowledge humanity has accumulated. Even more baffling is how we fail to use it.
Emerging questions on sustainable land management
It is hard to know what new information humanity needs to survive and prosper. What should the research questions be?
Fixing climate with soil carbon has a big bonus
Like a bolt from the blue, soil carbon is the sequestration option to help fix the climate problem. It is no surprise to us scientists and isn’t even the biggest bonus of extra soil carbon.