The Global Land Squeeze: Managing the Growing Competition for Land
Tim Searchinger, Liqing Peng, Jessica Zionts, Richard Waite
Abstract
In this report, WRI researchers explore how rising demand for food, wood and shelter is squeezing land that’s needed for storing carbon and protecting biodiversity. This research uses new modeling to give a true global picture of the carbon opportunity costs for land use and proposes a four-pronged approach–produce, protect, reduce, restore–for sustainably managing the world’s finite land.
Topics & Concepts
SustainabilityCompetition (biology)Natural resource economicsBusinessLand useEnvironmental resource managementBiodiversityLand managementEnvironmental economicsEnvironmental planningEnvironmental scienceEconomicsEcologyEngineeringCivil engineeringBiologyConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesSustainable Development and Environmental Policy