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The challenge of feeding the world while conserving half the planet Mehrabi, Zia; Ellis, Erle C.; Ramankutty, Navin

Abstract

Amidst widespread concerns about biodiversity loss, a single clear conservation message is engaging leading conservationists: the proposal to give half the surface of the Earth back to nature. Depending on the landscape conservation strategy, we find that globally 15-31% of cropland, 45-86% of pasture land, 22-24% of non-food calories, and 3-29% of food calories from crops could be lost if half of Earth’s terrestrial ecoregions were given back to nature.

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Title
The challenge of feeding the world while conserving half the planet
Creator
Mehrabi, Zia; Ellis, Erle C.; Ramankutty, Navin
Contributor
Liu Institute for Global Issues
Date Issued
2018
Description
Amidst widespread concerns about biodiversity loss, a single clear conservation message is engaging leading conservationists: the proposal to give half the surface of the Earth back to nature. Depending on the landscape conservation strategy, we find that globally 15-31% of cropland, 45-86% of pasture land, 22-24% of non-food calories, and 3-29% of food calories from crops could be lost if half of Earth’s terrestrial ecoregions were given back to nature.
Genre
Article; Postprint
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2019-01-16
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0376069
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/68259
Affiliation
Science, Faculty of; Non UBC; Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES), Institute for; Other UBC
Citation
Mehrabi, Z., E. C. Ellis, and N. Ramankutty, The challenge of feeding the world while conserving half the planet, Nature Sustainability, 1(8), 409-412, 2018.
Publisher DOI
10.1038/s41893-018-0119-8
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Postdoctoral
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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