Correction: Global land use implications of dietary trends

Rapid urbanisation threatens fertile agricultural land and soil carbon in the Nile delta

“…Key among these is the direct loss of land through construction of buildings and infrastructure, and an associated loss of the ecosystem services provided by soil natural capital, such as carbon storage and food production (Cui et al, 2019;García-Nieto, et al, 2019;Wen et al, 2019). A further consequence of urbanisation is that agricultural production is displaced, often to less suitable areas, requiring more resource inputs such as increased use of fertiliser and irrigation water (Rizvi, et al, 2018;Umesha et al, 2018). There has been a recent focus on the effects of urbanisation on soilrelated services, particularly soil carbon.…”

Correction: Global land use implications of dietary trends

“…A recent investigation concluded that an attempt to globally adhere to the United States Dept. of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines would require an additional one gigahectare of land-approximately the size of Canada (Rizvi, Pagnutti, Fraser, Bauch, & Anand, 2018). We also hear estimates that we waste around 40% of our food supply annually.…”