Humans leave their 'footprints' on the land area all around the globe. These land-use changes play an important role for nutrition, climate, and biodiversity. Scientists have now combined satellite data with statistics from the past 60 years and found that global land-use changes affect about 32 percent of the land area. This means that they are about four times as extensive as previously estimated.
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210517102658.htm
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210517102658.htm
Global land use more extensive than estimated
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