• 2024 Plowprint Report Brochure

    2024 Plowprint Report (, )

    September 26, 2024

    In 2022—the year this report examines—approximately 1.9 million acres of grasslands were converted to croplands across the US and Canadian portions of the Great Plains region. This figure, while significant, represents a slight improvement from the previous 10-year average of 2.6 million acres per year.

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  • 2023 Plowprint Report Brochure

    2023 Plowprint Report (, )

    October 25, 2023

    WWF’s 2023 Plowprint Report analyzes the rate of grasslands plow-up across the US, and Canadian portions of the Great Plains.

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  • Saving Our Grasslands: Summary of Recommendations Brochure

    Saving Our Grasslands: Summary of Recommendations (, )

    May 11, 2023

    This executive summary brief explains how federal subsidies for crop insurance and the Renewable Fuel Standard have inadvertently incentivized the conversion of grasslands. It also discusses how grasslands can be prioritized through programs and legislation.

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  • 2022 Plowprint Report Brochure

    2022 Plowprint Report (, )

    October 25, 2022

    In its seventh year, WWF’s Plowprint Report analyzes the rate of grasslands plow-up across the US, Canadian, and Mexican portions of the Great Plains. This analysis is based on the USDA’s annual Cropland Data Layer, the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Annual Crop Inventory, and Sentinel-2 satellite data classified using Google Earth’s Engine for Mexico from two years prior to the release date. 

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  • 2021 Native Nations Partnership Report Brochure

    2021 Native Nations Partnership Report (, )

    October 11, 2021

    WWF’s inaugural Native Nations Partnership Report presents a summary of WWF's collaborative projects with Native nations over the past several years.

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  • Plowprint Report: Frequently Asked Questions Brochure

    Plowprint Report: Frequently Asked Questions (application/pdf, 156 KB)

    December 13, 2016

    Answers to important questions in regard to the 2016 Plowprint Report ,such as: What is the methodology behind the report? Why was it developed? And, What is WWF doing to slow grassland loss?

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  • Plowprint Technical Report Brochure

    Plowprint Technical Report (application/pdf, 2.53 MB)

    September 20, 2016

    The Plowprint Report, which includes both a general information and technical version, has been developed to broaden public awareness of grasslands loss, and to offer a consistent way for the conservation community to track year-to-year grassland conversion to cropland across the focal regions of the Mississippi River Basin and Great Plains. This is the first edition of the full technical report, which will be released on an annual basis.

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  • Plowprint General Report Brochure

    Plowprint General Report (application/pdf, 3.82 MB)

    September 20, 2016

    The Plowprint Report, which includes both a general information and technical version, has been developed to broaden public awareness of grasslands loss, and to offer a consistent way for the conservation community to track year-to-year grassland conversion to cropland across the focal regions of the Mississippi River Basin and Great Plains. This is the first edition of the report, which will be released on an annual basis.

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