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From user @forkranger on TikTakTok. [continuation of post text] "... In other regions, the grasslands are overgrazed because the number of ruminants is too high. In both cases, grasslands are optimized for meat and dairy production instead of biodiversity. Our World in Data does notes that there is some uncertainty regarding 'rangeland' and how much of that is used for grazing. "Despite this uncertainty, most analyses conclude that nearly half of habitable land is used for agriculture.” The WRI also explains that one-third of all pasture used to be forest. And because the native grasslands are already in use, increased demand for beef and dairy leads to deforestation to create more pasture. Sources: Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser (2019) - “Half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture” Published online at OurWorldinData Hannah Ritchie (2021) - “If the world adopted a plant-based diet, we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares” Published online at OurWorldinData Craig Hanson and Janet Ranganathan (2023) - “How to Manage the Global Land Squeeze? Produce, Protect, Reduce, Restore.” World Resources Institute [WRI]."