A new study takes a first-of-its kind look at how farming converts non-forested areas and major carbon sinks into cropland and pasture.

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“The goal of this research was really just to understand where in the world this is happening,” said Elise Mazur, a researcher with the Land and Carbon Lab at the World Resources Institute and one of the report’s authors. “We know where deforestation is occurring. But we were less sure about where non-forest ecosystems are being lost.”

https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2521183123