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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 %