Land degradation threatens livelihoods with the potential to displace vulnerable groups, yet its impacts on migration are poorly understood as environmental migration research mainly focuses on the impacts of climate change on migration. In their new article, IAMO researchers Kathleen Hermans and Daniel Müller, along with colleagues from the University of York and the Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, assert the importance of addressing this gap. They argue that including land degradation in migration and displacement studies is crucial due to the significant sustainability risks it presents. The researchers propose five specific research priorities to expand the current environmental migration research agenda.
Hermans, K., Müller, D., O’Byrne, D. et al. Land degradation and migration. Nat Sustain (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01231-4
