Beef and dairy drive 41% of biodiversity damage linked to global farmland
New research published in Nature Food highlights that beef and dairy production are responsible for 41% of biodiversity loss and 29% of carbon loss linked to global farmland. The study suggests that focusing restoration efforts on the 12% of farmland causing the most damage could significantly benefit both climate and biodiversity goals.
Published in Nature Food , the research also shows that the environmental impacts of farming are concentrated in relatively few places. Two-thirds of the world's carbon loss from agriculture and two-thirds of its biodiversity loss occur on just one-third of global farmland, creating opportunities to tackle both challenges together.
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