This paper maps 0.6 billion farmland trees in India and tracks them over the past decade, revealing a severe decline of approximately 11% of large trees (crown size >96 m²) between 2010/2011 and 2018, and a further loss of over 5 million large trees (crown size >67 m²) between 2018 and 2022. This decline is attributed primarily to altered cultivation practices, where trees are seen as detrimental to crop yields, highlighting a concerning trend given the importance of agroforestry in climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies.

Martin Brandt, Dimitri Gominski, Florian Reiner, Ankit Kariryaa, Venkanna Babu Guthula, Philippe Ciais, Xiaoye Tong, Wenmin Zhang, Dhanapal Govindarajulu, Daniel Ortiz-Gonzalo, Rasmus Fensholt