Pathways for food and land use systems to contribute to global biodiversity targets
Biodiversity flourishes in areas where natural processes, such as plant and animal reproduction and dispersion, take place without human interruption. At present, we estimate that such land where natural processes predominate (LNPP) covers 56% of terrestrial land. Here, the evolution of global biodiversity is modelled, as indicated by LNPP, for two scenarios for food and land-use systems change to 2050: a “Current Trends†pathway, based on current policies and historical trends, and a “Sustainable†pathway, depicting ambitious assumptions aimed at sustainable development.