Meeting the food security challenge for nine billion people in 2050: What impact on forests?. (May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bahar, Nur H.A.; Lo, Michaela; Sanjaya, Made; Van Vianen, Josh; Alexander, Peter; Ickowitz, Amy; Sunderland, Terry
• Is Part Of: Global environmental change. Volume 62(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-05
• Subjects: Environmental policy -- Periodicals; Human ecology -- Periodicals; Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Periodicals; Environment -- Periodicals; Environnement -- Politique gouvernementale -- Périodiques; Écologie humaine -- Périodiques; Homme -- Influence sur la nature -- Périodiques; Environmental policy; Human ecology; Nature -- Effect of human beings on; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 333.7
• DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102056
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-3780

Abstract

Highlights: 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.