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Changing landscapes: From forests to food

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CIFOR

Publication Date
2017-09-05

The growing demand for food — demand that is expected to double by 2050 — has led to widespread agricultural expansion, primarily at the expense of forests. It is estimated that between 1980 and 2000, more than half of new agricultural land across the tropics was developed on forested land and a further 28 percent opened up on secondary forestland. Despite this expansion and significant progress made to reduce hunger, the UN estimates that more than 840 million people worldwide remain hungry and undernourished.

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https://forestsnews.cifor.org/51278/changing-landscapes-from-forests-to-food?fnl=en