Tropical forest fragmentation nearing ‘critical point,’ study finds

Mongabay
Feb 23, 2018, 3:09 pm197 pts
Deforestation in the tropics is caused by many different human activities that vary in intensity depending on location. In South America, industrial agriculture is the big driver of deforestation while smallholder farming is pockmarking Congo rainforest and logging for high-value timber species is having…

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