Definitions
Human use of land for economic and cultural activities
Land Use
Percent of the planet that needs to be conserved to safeguard biodiversity
44%
Largest driver of historical land cover change
Agriculture
Global phenomenon further exacerbating issues caused by land cover change
Climate Change
Change of natural land to other land types
Land Cover Change
Percent or number of people that live in land area requiring conservation attention
24% or 1.87 billion people
Exploitation of these countries has enabled rapid industrialization in wealthier countries
Global South
These countries benefit from land destruction and biodiversity loss in other parts of the globe
Global North
Idea that emerged in the 1850s as people first began to observe widespread negative impacts on biodiversity
Conservation
Country with the highest area of land that requires conservation
Costa Rica (86%)
This kind of land use was made possible by the forced removal of native peoples
National Parks
Biodiversity will likely do this if we do not act on future land use initiatives
Decline
Used to describe the period of time where human impacts can be seen on the planet
Anthropocene
An ethical conservation strategy that considers Indigenous people while still protecting large extents of land
Human Rights–Based Approach
This kind of land cover includes roads and pavement, and prevents water from reentering soils
Impervious Surfaces
Human-driven event threatening global biodiversity and closely tied to industrialization
6th Mass Extinction
Depicts the relationship between economic growth and level of environmental degradation over time
Environmental Kuznets Curve
Land managed "through a wide range of strategies for species and ecosystem conservation which lead to positive biodiversity outcomes"
Conservation Attention
Makes up 29% of the major land use in the U.S.
Pasture and range grasslands
This unique feature of SWPs frames how we have limited ability to prevent countries from using their natural resources, even if it harms the environment
No central authority