Agricultural Land-Use Change
Conversion of natural ecosystems (forests, grasslands, wetlands) to agricultural land, causing biodiversity loss, carbon emissions, and hydrological changes.
Real World
Between 2000 and 2020, Brazil's Cerrado savanna lost over 50 million hectares to soy and cattle farming, releasing an estimated 8 billion tonnes of CO₂ and destroying one of the world's most biodiverse ecosystems.
Exam Focus
Always link land-use change to at least two consequences (e.g. carbon release AND biodiversity loss) — single-consequence answers rarely reach the top mark band.
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