The whole natural complex, the system of using natural renewable natural resources depends on the state of the forestry sector of the national economy. Over the years of land reform, the area of the forest fund of Kazakhstan has more than doubled, as a result of which the search for ways to develop ...

Climate change represents a massive threat to global health that could affect many disease factors in the twenty-first century. The influence of a changing climate on allergic disease has generated interest among the public and the scientific community. Climate change is a continuing process that...

As the negative effects of conventional agricultural practices on ecosystems intensify, discourse is turning to more sustainable production systems. Silvopasture, an agroecological practice involving the integration of trees, forage, and livestock, has been proposed as one option to enhance...

This review aims to summarise existing research on the forest-based pedagogical approach known as forest school, as developed in the UK. Modelled on the nature kindergartens of northern Europe, forest school is popular in the UK and is now being practiced or explored in other countries around the...

Climate smart forestry (CSF) integrates ecological, economic and social dimensions in forest decision process under climate change. CSF aims to develop adaptive response to global change and optimally contribute to mitigation goals. CSF projects are ecologically effective and economically efficient ...

The honeybee (Hymenoptera apidae) is a valuable insect that can be found all around the globe, except in polar regions. Apis mellifera contributes over US$200 billion to the world's economy annually. In Pakistan, pollination-dependent crops have a productivity worth US$1590 million with 61 main...

The livestock sector faces an important challenge in the medium and long term since it must satisfy an increasing demand for animal products as a result of the increase in population and the world economy but safeguarding natural resources and at the same time minimizing the environmental...

Lentil is an old-world legume and grown in more than 70 countries. It is a major source of protein in plant-based diets and is often used to fix nitrogen in the soil as a rotational crop, especially with cereal crops. Canada, USA, and Australia are the major exporters of lentil. Around the globe,...

Reports of declines in abundance of a number of insect species have been increasing over the last two decades. These have variously been attributed to climate change, urbanisation, deforestation, agricultural intensification, habitat fragmentation and pesticide usage. The picture has been...

With the impact of climate change becoming increasingly apparent, there have been calls for world leaders to take measures aimed at mitigating the potential effect on the environment of the rapid expansion in human population, urbanisation, deforestation, agricultural development, industrialisation ...