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Number of animal species losing habitat due to cropland expansion by 2050

The projected number of mammal, bird and amphibian species losing a certain extent of habitat by 2050 as a result of cropland expansion globally under a
business-as-usual-scenario.

0 species200 species400 species600 species800 species1,000 species1,200 speciesLosing more than 25%1,267 speciesLosing more than 50%343 speciesLosing more than 75%94 speciesLosing more than 90%32 species

Source: Williams, Clark, Buchanan, Ficetola, Rondinini, & Tilman (2021). Proactive conservation to prevent habitat losses to agricultural expansion. Nature Sustainability.

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