Forests face fierce threats from multiple industries, not just agricultural expansion

ScienceDaily
Jan 20, 2023, 6:12 pm104 pts
Intact forests are important climate regulators and harbors of biodiversity, but they are rapidly disappearing. Agriculture is commonly considered to be the major culprit behind forest loss, but the authors of a new article show that agriculture isn't solely to blame. For forest loss associated with the 2014…

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