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… resources are fresh water. 70% of fresh water is used for agriculture. 6 • More than 75% of the earth’s land (excluding … ever-increasing food demands when 52% of the land used for agriculture is moderately or severely affected by land … a global 18% reduction in the availability of water for agriculture by 2050. 24 • A 40% global gap between demand …

… Drivers of land degradation include over exploitation for agriculture and over harvesting of trees and other species, … obvious drivers of land degradation, like conversion to agriculture and over-extraction of natural resources … all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions come from the agriculture, forest and other land use sector (IPCC, 2014). …