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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Hidupan Liar Iklim Kehidupan Lestari

Lembu tenusu yang cedera dan lemah di kandang yang kotor mendedahkan kekejaman ladang Malaysia.

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Apa yang Didedahkan rakaman Penipuan 'Lembu Tumbang' di Malaysia?

Rakaman 'lembu tumbang' dari ladang tenusu Malaysia telah mendedahkan penipuan sijil, amalan kejam dan risiko kesihatan awam, menekankan keperluan mendesak untuk penguatkuasaan yang lebih ketat dan peralihan kepada sistem makanan berasaskan tumbuhan.

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Penjelasan perdagangan hidupan liar: Apa maksud rampasan sisik tenggiling terkini

Penjelasan perdagangan hidupan liar ini menghuraikan maksud rampasan sisik tenggiling terkini terhadap biodiversiti, penguatkuasaan Malaysia, dan masa depan pemuliharaan hutan serta spesies terancam.

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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.