News Headline
Since 1960, Earth's Forest Cover Has Shrunk About 1m Sq Km While Cropland, Pastures Have Increased
Source
Firstpost
Publication Date
2021-05-12
Whether it's turning forests into cropland or savannah into pastures, humanity has repurposed land over the last 60 years equivalent in area to Africa and Europe combined, researchers said Tuesday. If you count all such transitions since 1960, it adds up to about 43 million square kilometres (16.5 square miles), four times more than previous estimates, according to a study in Nature Communications.