Earth SciencesNature Communications
Global land use changes are four times greater than previously estimated
K. Winkler, R. Fuchs, et al.
Dive into a groundbreaking study by Karina Winkler, Richard Fuchs, Mark Rounsevell, and Martin Herold, revealing that almost a third of the global land area has changed in just sixty years, much more than previously thought! Understand the complex dynamics of land use change and its implications for food security and biodiversity.
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