Depopulation is reshaping Japan’s countryside and threatening biodiversity Study finds Japan’s abandoned land is harming wildlife instead of helping it

Is there a #DepopulationDividend? No!

New study shows #depopulation is reshaping Japan’s countryside and threatening biodiversity. Fewer people ≠ more nature. In Japan, it’s the managed #satoyama landscapes—not abandoned ones—that support the richest biodiversity.
geographical.co.uk/wildlife/dep...