How agri intensification can save our forests

“Human activities, severe climatic events, fires, pests, diseases and other environmental disturbances may degrade forests and thereby reduce the provision of forest goods and services, biodiversity values, productivity and health. Forest degradation may also negatively affect other land uses, for example by affecting groundwater recharge, and cause the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs).

Human-induced land degradation and desertification, water scarcity and climate change are increasing the levels of risk for agricultural production and ecosystem services. Converging evidence indicates that, as agriculture intensifies, so too does the extent and severity of land degradation in terms of soil erosion, nutrient depletion, and salinisation. Human-induced degradation affects 34% of all agricultural