Future land use

Landscape composition drives winter bird assemblages in agriculture-savanna mosaics of western India
Avian biodiversity in agricultural landscapes is declining globally. In Europe and America, agricultural homogenization and the decline …
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Links between deforestation, conservation areas and conservation funding in major deforestation regions of South America
  1. Land-use change is a major driver of biodiversity loss, affecting tropical forests and savannas at an unprecedented rate. To protect …
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Social considerations are crucial to success in implementing the 30×30 global conservation target
Following intense negotiation over several years, the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity …
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Aligning biodiversity conservation and agricultural production in heterogeneous landscapes
Understanding the trade-offs between biodiversity conservation and agricultural production has become a fundamental question in …
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Declining human pressure and opportunities for rewilding in the steppes of Eurasia

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Large and ecologically functioning steppe complexes have been lost historically across the globe, but recent land-use changes may …
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Framing the search for a theory of land use
Land system science and affiliated research linked to sustainability require improved understanding and theorization of land and its …
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Inclusion, Transparency, and Enforcement: How the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement Fails the Sustainability Test
Trade agreements could help to protect human rights, critical ecosystems, and the climate—but only if sustainability becomes a …
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Fires scorching Bolivia's Chiquitano forest
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Make EU trade with Brazil sustainable
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Mapping and modelling past and future land use change in Europe’s cultural landscapes
Cultural landscapes are valued for their landscape character and cultural heritage. Yet, these often low-intensity, multifunctional …
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