🌎 #LandDegradation is a major driver of #ClimateChange, creating a vicious circle which further degrades #ecosystems 🌲 #Deforestation alone = 10% of annual human emissions ⚠️ These #biodiversity concerns must be addressed together and with similar urgency 🏞️ #BiodiversityDay

Land Degradation and Climate Change

Land degradation is a major contributor to climate change, and climate change in turn impacts land degradation through extreme weather. These issues must be addressed together and with similar urgency

May 22, 2019 · 10:33 AM UTC

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The best proposal I know of for limiting human's encroachment onto wildlife habitat calls for fees charged proportional to monoculture, paving and other destruction of healthy ecosystems, with fee proceeds shared to all. gaiabrain.blogspot.com/2010/… What's the best you know of?
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Yes! But land degradation often starts with people clearing land for agriculture or to sell timber to pay for essentials like healthcare. The best way to address deforestation and degradation is to address these needs. Here's one example: bit.ly/30Gn0Zh

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