The study also concluded that the neutralization of the carbon released due to land-use change was achieved in 1992.
The research also found that oil palm would cause the least land-use changes and associated carbon debt.
One of the dominant drivers in land-use change is food demand.
With land-use change in 2000: ranked 52 out of 185 countries.
Without land-use change in 2005: ranked 26 out of 185 countries.
Vulnerability and resilience of tropical forest species to land-use change.
Effective in 1976, it gives the city's community boards authority to review land-use changes that require discretionary approval.
The primary source of the increase in carbon dioxide is fossil fuel use, but land-use changes also make a contribution.
Including the effects of land-use change increases this to 18.5%.
Attribution of emissions due to land-use change is a controversial issue.