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Figure 3.1. Percentage Change 1950–90 in Land Area of Biogeographic Realms Remaining in Natural Condition or under Cultivation and Pasture

Two biogeographic realms are omitted due to lack of data: Oceania and Antarctic. In the Nearctic, the amount of land under cultivation and pasture has stabilized, with no net change in cover since 1950.

Land area in natural condition

Source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
 Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Biodiversity Synthesis (2005) , p.38