News Headline
Africa: Cropland Expansion Increases Biodiversity Loss, Says UNEP-Backed Report
Source
allAfrica.com
Publication Date
2013-01-16
Nairobi — An increase in the amount of land being used for crops is one of the main reasons for the continuing loss of biodiversity and threatens to undermine attempts to meet international environmental goals, according to a new report backed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).