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Science 22 July 2005:
Vol. 309. no. 5734, p. 532
DOI: 10.1126/science.309.5734.532b
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Human activities now appropriate more than one-third of the Earth's terrestrial ecosystem production. Foley et al. (p. 570) review the local and global impacts of land-use change on ecosystem function and services, the latter including the provision of fresh water and maintenance of soil fertility. Although increasing land use has caused deterioration in the capacity of ecosystems to provide such services, certain land-use strategies could lead to win-win-win opportunities for conservation, economics, and social development.




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