Global alternatives of natural vegetation cover

Abstract Preserving and restoring terrestrial ecosystems is essential to preventing the decline of life on Earth. To guide global conservation efforts, we present a detailed counterfactual map showing Earth’s natural tree, short vegetation, and bare ground cover. This map accounts for environmental...

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Main Authors: Jean-François Bastin, Nicolas Latte, Jan Bogaert, Claude A. Garcia, Fabio Berzaghi, Fernando T. Maestre, Jens-Christian Svenning, Emeline Assede, Sabas Barima, Timothée Besisa, Samuel Bouchoms, Thomas W. Crowther, Thalès de Haulleville, Hugo de Lame, Pauline Depoortere, Marc Dufrêne, Anne J. Hoek Van Dijke, Simon Lhoest, Gregory Mahy, Christian Messier, Danilo Mollicone, Felana Nantenaina Ramalason, Marc Peaucelle, Antoine Plumacker, Fabien Quétier, Olivia Rakotondrasoa, Kouagou Raoul Sambieni, Ben Sparrow, Yegor Tarelkin, Yannick Useni Sikuzani, Arthur Vander Linden, Philippe Lejeune
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61520-8
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