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The research developed a land cover map for Uruguay covering 17 million hectares with an overall accuracy of 89.6%. The classification identified four main categories: perennial forage resources (63.6%), forestry and woodland (13.1%), summer crops (14.3%), and double cropping (7.4%). The findings highlight a significant decrease in perennial forage resources in recent years, primarily driven by the expansion of the agricultural frontier.

The report applies an Integrated Management of Environmental Assets (IMEA) approach to evaluate the economic value of ecosystem services in southern Manitoba. It compares the current landscape, dominated by agriculture, with three reconstructed pre-settlement scenarios. The analysis finds that restoring natural environments, particularly forests and wetlands, could significantly increase annual ecosystem service values and provide cost-effective alternatives to hard infrastructure for water purification and climate regulation. The study highlights that nonpoint nutrient loading from agricultural runoff is a primary driver of Lake Winnipeg's eutrophication and argues that a balance between productive and natural landscapes is essential for the lake's health.