Land System Change Infographic
Carlos Casanova
Created on March 15, 2021
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One small step for land, one giant RISK for PLANET EARTH
LAND SYSTEM CHANGE
PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
We cover about 38% of land for growing our food. About one third of this is covered by croplands!
Percentage of Global Agricultural Land Cover
38%
12 %
Global Cropland Coverage
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.AGRI.ZS
≤ 15 %
Boundary Goal
- The current coverage may be low, but it still has a negative impact on biodiversity and other planetary boundaries.
- Global population has more than doubled over the last 50 years. To meet the demands of a rapidly growing population on a planet with finite land resources, reducing our per capita land footprint is essential.
In order to stay within the boundary, efficient land use and land management plans can maximize crop productivity while minimizing the potential environmental impact.
http://www.fao.org/sustainability/news/detail/en/c/1274219/#:~:text=Global%20trends,and%20pastures)%20for%20grazing%20livestock.
Why it should not be underestimated
WHAT IS LAND SYSTEM CHANGE?
- Land system change is the result of human activities related to the use of land.
- Forests, grasslands, wetlands and other vegetation types have primarily been converted to agricultural land.
- Global cropland coverage is used to indicate the impact of this change.
https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/planetary-boundaries/planetary-boundaries/about-the-research/the-nine-planetary-boundaries.html
You can now say that this is an absolute win!
1960: 0.45 ha
2016: 0.22 ha
Cropland use Per Capita/Person in hectares
But this is not necessarily an absolute win just yet! There are some countries that are still dealing with this goal, as regional scales differ.
The global cropland coverage is currently fulfilling the goal.
If our demands outweigh our progress, then another boundary will bite the dust!
https://ourworldindata.org/land-use#cropland-use
https://www.indexmundi.com/facts/philippines/indicator/AG.LND.CROP.ZS#:~:text=Environment%20%3E%20Land%20use-,Philippines%20%2D%20Permanent%20cropland%20(%25%20of%20land%20area),value%20was%206.71%20in%201961.&text=Development%20Relevance%3A%20Agricultural%20land%20covers,of%20the%20world's%20land%20area.
Philippines Cropland Coverage: 18 %