New Delhi, April 15 -- A recent global study has noted that nearly a quarter of the Earth's land has undergone adverse transformation due to by human activities since 1990. This poses a growing threat to biodiversity and the overall health of the ecosystems.

The study was published in the journal Scientific Data on April 10, 2025 by a team of researchers from two American institutions - Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology of the Colorado State University and The Nature Conservancy, a Virginia-based environment organisation.

The study provides the most updated and detailed global maps that encapsulate the rising anthropogenic stress on land and elucidates how agro-industrial activities such as farming, urban developmen...