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Debating when death begins, and the fate of abandoned lands

Science Magazine Podcast

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The History of Land Abandonment

Land abandonment takes many shapes, and in fact, that's one of the very things that we want to highlight. One type of land abandonment would be a field that's no longer managed for at least five years. Abandonment is not just about crops; it can also be about forestry or entire villages. There are broad causes, conflicts, world war, and then more local or individual causes such as people deciding to move away from rural areas.

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