Although rural out-migration has significantly transformed land use at the local to regional
scale, the links between rural out-migration and land use change are not well understood …

Current socioeconomic drivers of land-use change associated with globalization are
producing two contrasting land-use trends in Latin America. Increasing global food demand …

Land conversion affects the delivery of ecosystem goods and services. In this study, we used
a 50 years time series of land cover maps to assess the potential impacts of forest cover …

Outmigration has become a key livelihood strategy for an increasing number of rural
households, which in turn has a profound effect on land management. Studies to date have …

Continuing environmental degradation amidst economic growth and population increase
has underscored the desirability of pursuing sustainable intensification in agriculture. In …

The conservation impacts of policies that promote large-scale ecological restoration of
ecosystem services and socio-economic development are well documented around the …

The interactions between climate and land‐use change are dictating the distribution of flora
and fauna and reshuffling biotic community composition around the world. Tropical …

Abstract The South Pacific island countries (SPIC) are among the most vulnerable countries
in the world to economic shocks, climate change and natural disasters. Agriculture including …

Forest transition theory describes a reversal in land-use trends for a given area, from a
period of net forest area loss, to a period of net forest area gain. Some assume that such …

Urban–rural construction land transition (URCLT) and population flow serve as two
significant issues in the global process of urban–rural transition development. Better …