Environmental Studies and Forestry

The neglected role of abandoned cropland in supporting both food security and climate change mitigation

Q. Zheng, T. Ha, et al.

As global agricultural land becomes scarce, the potential of abandoned cropland for recultivation and forest restoration offers a ray of hope. This groundbreaking research by Qiming Zheng, Tim Ha, Alexander V. Prishchepov, Yiwen Zeng, He Yin, and Lian Pin Koh unveils how strategic land-use decisions can deliver substantial food production and climate change mitigation while ensuring sustainable land management.

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