What is the biggest driver of biodiversity loss?

Land-use change for agriculture — overwhelmingly for grazing and animal-feed crops — is the single largest documented driver on land.

How much land would a plant-based shift free up?

Peer-reviewed estimates put the figure around three quarters of current farmland, enough for very large-scale ecosystem restoration.

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Biodiversity loss and extinction

Agriculture is the leading driver of terrestrial biodiversity loss. This hub covers species decline, habitat conversion for feed crops and pasture, rewilding and the land freed by dietary change.

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Questions this hub answers

What is the biggest driver of biodiversity loss?: Land-use change for agriculture — overwhelmingly for grazing and animal-feed crops — is the single largest documented driver on land.
How much land would a plant-based shift free up?: Peer-reviewed estimates put the figure around three quarters of current farmland, enough for very large-scale ecosystem restoration.