Mitigating Displaced Land Degradation And The Risk Of Spillover Through The Decommoditization Of Land Products
April 7, 2022 - Chotte, Jean-Luc; Orr, Barron Joseph
Journal or Book Title: LAND USE POLICY
Volume/Issue: 109
Year Published: 2021
Land degradation impacts human well-being and biodiversity while increasing exposure to emerging infectious diseases. The primary indirect driver of land degradation is consumption, which increasingly involves agricultural products produced far away. Reversing these negative trends requires the decommoditization of land products through consumer-transparent farm to table information on land health combined with an efficient land use planning that is a greater optimization of land use and management decisions towards the achievement of multiple benefits.
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105659
Type of Publication: Article