Future climate-zone shifts are threatening steep-slope agriculture.

Published in: Nature food (2022)

Steep-slope agricultural systems are important for food production worldwide. Here we provide a high-resolution global map of steep-slope agricultural landscapes and their spatial distribution in the Köppen-Geiger climate zones for the present day (1980-2016) and future (2071-2100) scenarios. Our analysis demonstrates that steep-slope agricultural areas are much more affected by shifting climate zones than average global agricultural lands, especially by the expansion of arid zones.

Keyphrases

climate change
human health
high resolution
current status
risk assessment
heavy metals