Trade can shift ecological pressures far beyond where goods are consumed.
Liang et al. (2026) show rising HANPP embodied in Belt and Road trade, increasingly transferring ecological burdens to resource-exporting regions.

Trade can shift ecological pressures far beyond where goods are consumed.
Liang et al. (2026) show rising HANPP embodied in Belt and Road trade, increasingly transferring ecological burdens to resource-exporting regions.
How is AI transforming ecology?
Wu, Luo, Liu et al. review 30 years of machine learning in ecology and explore the emerging shift toward human–AI collaborative research.
Can satellite fusion improve wildfire severity mapping?
Nguyen Van et al. (2026) find Landsat-9 is the strongest single sensor, while Sentinel-2 + Landsat-9 provides the most consistent gains across 40 US wildfires.
Rural settlement fragmentation varies markedly across China.
Huang et al. (2026) find that a 10% settlement expansion was associated with a 23.5% decline in ecological connectivity in coastal regions.
Can AI improve water allocation in drylands?
Lu et al. (2026) combine machine learning with multi-objective optimization to balance water use, economic efficiency and ecological needs at basin scale.
China's wind power expansion is delivering major climate benefits.
Long et al. (2026) estimate 3,672 Mt CO₂ avoided since 2006, with cumulative reductions potentially reaching 50,101 Mt by 2060.