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02/04/2014
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About 849 million acres of land - almost the size of Brazil - can be deforested by 2050 if current patterns of land use continue , warns a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP ) released last Friday ( 24 ) in Davos, Switzerland.
Photo | Ana Cotta / FlickrImagem | Ana Cotta / FlickrSegundo the " Global Assessment of Land Use : Balance with the Sustainable Consumption Supply " report , the need to produce food for a growing global population led agriculture to occupy 30 % of the land the world , resulting in a degradation and biodiversity loss in 23 % of the global soils .
" As land is a limited resource , we need to become more efficient in the way we produce and consume . The recommendations of the report warn leaders and contribute to discussions on the sustainable use of resources , including new targets for sustainable development post -2015 , "said UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner at the launch of the document .
The study was produced by the International Resource Panel ( IRP ) with the participation of 27 scientists , 33 government representatives and experts , and is available in English on the UNEP website, vejaaqui.
Source : The Globe - Online
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