Go behind the scenes with reporters Kiley Bense and Georgina Gustin as they discuss how agriculture is devouring the world’s grasslands, savannas and wetlands.
Agriculture is the biggest driver of forest destruction around the world, especially in well-known places like the Amazon rainforest.
But new research finds that other ecosystems—the world’s grasslands, savannas and wetlands—are being gobbled up for agriculture at nearly four times the rate as forests. As with forests, the main reason is livestock.
Georgina, who reports on agriculture for Inside Climate News, describes what makes grasslands and wetlands such important ecosystems, what happens when they are replaced by cropland and pasture, and what’s driving the destruction in the United States.Watch the videoRead the storyExplore ICN’s reporting on agricultureICN Sunday Morning is now available as a podcast! Listen and subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts,Amazon Music, and iHeart.Reader donations make our work possible. If you’d like to support our nonprofit newsroom, please give now.
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