Nearly a fifth of Earth's surface transformed since 1960

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Nearly a fifth of Earth's surface transformed since 1960: Study

PARIS: Whether it's turning forests into cropland or savannah into pastures, humanity has repurposed land over the last 60 years equivalent in area to Africa and Europe combined, researchers said on Tuesday .

The 2015 climate treaty enjoins nations to stop global heating at"well below" two degrees Celsius, and 1.5 degrees Celsius if possible. The study revealed rapid land use change - driven first by the Green revolution in the 1960-70s, and then by the expansion of globalised markets - up to 2005."With the economic boom coming to an end during the Great Recession , the global demand for commodities dropped," the study noted.

 

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