Although you probably see plenty of open land while driving across the Volunteer State, Dr. Dwayne Estes explained it’s not what Tennessee used to have.

But new research published this week finds that non-forest ecosystems—the world’s grasslands, savannas, and wetlands—are being devoured for agriculture at nearly four times the rate as forests. As ...

Along with forests, grasslands and wetlands are also being converted to cropland and pasture at an increasing rate around the world—often for livestock farming and the export of agricultural products.

A new study takes a first-of-its kind look at how farming converts non-forested areas and major carbon sinks into cropland and pasture.

A new national monitoring program provides, for the first time, area-representative knowledge of semi-natural grasslands in Norway. The results show that this habitat covers a larger area than ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The native landscape of Kansas is going through some big changes. Forest encroachment is swallowing up the ...

China has made sustained efforts to protect its forest and grassland resources in recent years. In 2025, a total of 226 such ...

China saw 226 forest and grassland fires nationwide in 2025, the lowest annual figure on record, an official said on Friday. Shen Zhanli, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Emergency Management, ...