Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Grassland ecosystems

The analysis finds that while major grassland goods and services are currently in good to fair condition, the overall capacity of these ecosystems to sustain them is declining due to cultivation, urbanization, and degradation.

• Grassland extent has decreased unambiguously, particularly in Europe and North America where land has been lost to urbanization and cultivation.
• Soil degradation affects over half of the studied grasslands, with more than 5 percent classified as strongly to extremely degraded.
• Biodiversity is declining, specifically among North American grassland birds, while carbon storage is compromised by degradation and heavy burning, particularly in African savannas.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Grassland ecosystems. https://www.wri.org/research/pilot-analysis-global-ecosystems-grassland-ecosystems

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Grassland ecosystems. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/pilot-analysis-global-ecosystems-grassland-ecosystems.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendpilot, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Grassland ecosystems}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/pilot-analysis-global-ecosystems-grassland-ecosystems}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }