Global Land Rush Threatens Biodiversity
Since 2000, transnational land acquisitions have consumed an area larger than South Africa. The global land rush threatens biodiversity.
Area Larger Than South Africa
Since the beginning of this century, the world has witnessed a massive global land rush, with thousands of transnational land investments. These acquisitions encompass an area larger than South Africa and have now officially been contracted for agriculture, mining and deforestation.
A research team from the University of Delaware has found that these acquisitions lead to massive forest loss and pose a major threat to biodiversity in the Global South.
91 Percent of Investments Threaten Species Richness
The analysis found that 91 percent of investments are likely to result in a decline in species richness. 39 percent of these investments are located at least partially in biodiversity hotspots. More on the topic of environment and nature conservation as well as climate change.
| You can help all animals and our planet with compassion. Choose empathy on your plate and in your glass. Go vegan. |
More on the subject of recreational hunting: What the research says about this is shown by Hunting fact-checked: the state of research.
The position of IG Wild beim Wild: IG Wild beim Wild rejects recreational hunting. Our model is the canton of Geneva, which has managed without recreational hunting since 1974: without hunting seasons, without hunting dogs, without driven hunts, without high seats, without the animal cruelty and crime that go hand in hand with hunting season elsewhere. What has worked there for over fifty years disproves every position paper by JagdSchweiz. An association that bases its policy on claims it refutes in its own documents is not a professional organisation, but a factory for misinformation.
