Illegal land clearing for commercial agriculture responsible for half of tropical deforestation

ENN
Sep 11, 2014, 10:07 am21 pts
A comprehensive new analysis released today says that nearly half (49%) of all recent tropical deforestation is the result of illegal clearing for commercial agriculture. The study also finds that the majority of this illegal destruction was driven by overseas demand for agricultural commodities including palm…

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