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Deforestation in the tropics is driven directly or indirectly by agriculture.
Published 4 years, 2 months ago
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A new study published September 8 in Science finds that between 90 and 99% of all deforestation in the tropics is driven directly or indirectly by agriculture. Yet only half to two-thirds of this results in the expansion of active agricultural production on the deforested land.
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