Land-Use Change

Question 1

What intrinsic values do ecosystems have beyond monetary?

Answer 1

Cultural heritage

Aesthetic

Recreational

Question 2

How much of plant production is used globally?

Answer 2

25-33%

Question 3

How much of the land surface is used to produce food?

Answer 3

1/2

Question 4

How much of the land does food and forestry use?

Answer 4

3/4

Question 5

What happens as economic growth increases?

Answer 5

Meat, empty and total calorie consumption increases

Increases the chance of a non-communicable disease

Question 6

What has changed in the global supply of food in the last 60 years?

Answer 6

Supplies of oils and meats have doubled

Food calories supply has increased by 33%

Cereal production increased by 3.4 times

Fertiliser application increased 9 times

Question 7

What percentage of crop calories are fed to farm animals?

Answer 7

40%

Question 8

How much do global livestock outweigh wild mammals?

Answer 8

14 to 1

Question 9

What percentage of biomass is wild birds?

Answer 9

29%

Question 10

How much greenhouse emissions does land use change cause?

Answer 10

~33%