Disentangling the numbers behind agriculture-driven tropical deforestation

Tropical deforestation continues at alarming rates with profound impacts on ecosystems, climate, and livelihoods, prompting renewed commitments to halt its continuation. Although it is well established that agriculture is a dominant driver of deforestation, rates and mechanisms remain disputed and o...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2022-09, Vol.377 (6611), p.eabm9267
Main Authors: Pendrill, Florence, Gardner, Toby A., Meyfroidt, Patrick, Persson, U. Martin, Adams, Justin, Azevedo, Tasso, Bastos Lima, Mairon G., Baumann, Matthias, Curtis, Philip G., De Sy, Veronique, Garrett, Rachael, Godar, Javier, Goldman, Elizabeth Dow, Hansen, Matthew C., Heilmayr, Robert, Herold, Martin, Kuemmerle, Tobias, Lathuillière, Michael J., Ribeiro, Vivian, Tyukavina, Alexandra, Weisse, Mikaela J., West, Chris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural expansion
Agricultural land
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Availability
Biodiversity
Biodiversity loss
Case studies
Cassava
Cereals
Clearing
Cocoa
Coffee
Commodities
Deforestation
Ecosystem degradation
Ecosystem services
Emissions
Evidence
Forests
Greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gases
Land tenure
Land use
Landscape
Literature reviews
Pasture
Rural areas
Rural development
Rural Population
Supply chains
Sustainable development
Synthesis
Trends
Tropical environments
Uncertainty
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