![]() ![]() Of all land changes, 60% are associated with direct human activities and 40% with indirect drivers such as climate change. Global bare ground cover has decreased by 1.16 million km 2 (−3.1%), most notably in agricultural regions in Asia. ![]() This overall net gain is the result of a net loss in the tropics being outweighed by a net gain in the extratropics. We show that-contrary to the prevailing view that forest area has declined globally 5-tree cover has increased by 2.24 million km 2 (+7.1% relative to the 1982 level). Here we analyse 35 years’ worth of satellite data and provide a comprehensive record of global land-change dynamics during the period 1982–2016. However, quantification of global land change is lacking. Changes in land use and land cover considerably alter the Earth’s energy balance and biogeochemical cycles, which contributes to climate change and-in turn-affects land surface properties and the provision of ecosystem services 1, 2, 3, 4. ![]() Land change is a cause and consequence of global environmental change 1, 2. ![]()
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