The world is at a crossroads, as humanity tries to mitigate climate change and halt biodiversity loss, while still securing a supply of food for everyone and the Nature Communications shows that global demands for commodities, especially in connection with agricultural development, are the main drivers of land use change in the global. The global land use changes may be happening at a much higher rate than previously thought. To halt the destruction of natural habitats, we urgently need to incorporate our natural capital in this case, the environmental benefits of forests and other key ecosystems into global and national economics. How do we balance between global markets and deforestation ?

