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Higher temperatures associated with climate change are expected to have major impacts on human mental health, and previous work has …

We used text mining to analyze 16,152 abstracts related to food security. We report statistical bias in the spatial distribution of the food security literature. Initially the literature focused on food supplies and global policy. Results show that the FAO pillars are a valid framework for the food security literature.

We use geolocated child nutrition data from 53 developing countries to show that minor to severe droughts as well as severe periods of extreme rainfall are related to child stunting. We then explore how various geographic factors mitigate or amplify the effect of drought on child heights. Finally, we combine global data on these factors to map where child stunting is currently vulnerable to drought, finding that arid low-income countries with poor governance and political instability are where drought could have the largest effect on child stunting.

Due to the importance of public support in fostering positive outcomes for biodiversity, Aichi Biodiversity Target 1 aims to increase …