‘LIFE’ scores map out where habitat loss for crops drives extinction

Mongabay
Jan 15, 2025, 11:18 am151 pts
Across the globe, no other human activity currently affects the survival of wildlife species more than where we choose to grow our food. Alongside other impacts like hunting and climate change, agricultural production is helping to drive what scientists call Earth’s sixth mass extinction, with roughly three…

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