One-third of global farmland responsible for two-thirds of agriculture's nature damage
A new global study has found that just one-third of the world's farmland is responsible for approximately two-thirds of the environmental harm caused by agriculture. Beef and dairy farming are identified as major drivers of biodiversity loss and declining carbon storage capacity. The worst-affected regions are concentrated in South America and Asia, where environmental degradation is particularly intense. International trade plays a role in redistributing these ecological costs between countries that export and import agricultural goods. Researchers suggest that targeted restoration efforts on the most damaging land could yield significant benefits for both climate and biodiversity.
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