Five tools are better than one: determining deforestation drivers from above

Mongabay
By Sue PalminteriAug 19, 2016, 5:20 pm309 pts
The rainforests of the western Amazon are still relatively intact, but the timber and mineral resources they contain, the increase in small-scale agricultural production, and the often inadequate enforcement of laws protecting forests and indigenous lands have led to an ever-increasing amount of clearing and…

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