Meeting the food security challenge for nine billion people in 2050: What impact on forests?

• Majority forecasts for feeding the future global population predict an increase in a croplands at the expense of forests and pastures. • A third of the forecasts shows that it is feasible to halt further agricultural expansion and mitigate climate change. • Policy that provides economic incentives...

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Autores principales: Bahar, N.H.A., Lo, M., Sanjaya, M., Vianen, J. van, Alexander, P., Ickowitz, A., Sunderland, T.C.H.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111869
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Sumario:• Majority forecasts for feeding the future global population predict an increase in a croplands at the expense of forests and pastures. • A third of the forecasts shows that it is feasible to halt further agricultural expansion and mitigate climate change. • Policy that provides economic incentives for carbon stock conservation and enhancement is the only effective option to reverse the trend of forest loss.