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Disentangling the numbers behind agriculture-driven tropical deforestation

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Title Disentangling the numbers behind agriculture-driven tropical deforestation
 
Creator Pendrill, Florence
Gardner, Toby A.
Meyfroidt, Patrick
Adams, Justin
Azevedo, Tasso
Bastos Lima, Mairon G.
Baumann, Matthias
Curtis, Philip G.
De Sy, Veronique
Garrett, Rachael
Godar, Javier
Dow Goldman, Elizabeth
Hansen, Matthew C.
Heilmayr, Robert
Herold, Martin
Kuemmerle, Tobias
Lathuillière, Michael J.
Ribeiro, Vivian
Tyukavina, Alexandra
Weisse, Mikaela J.
West, Chris
 
Subject deforestation
agriculture
climate-smart agriculture
conservation agriculture
 
Description Agricultural expansion is recognized as a major driver of forest loss in the tropics. However, accurate data on the links between agriculture and tropical deforestation are lacking. Pendrill et al. synthesized existing research and datasets to quantify the extent to which tropical deforestation from 2011 to 2015 was associated with agriculture. They estimated that at least 90% of deforested land occurred in landscapes where agriculture drove forest loss, but only about half was converted into productive agricultural land. Data availability and trends vary across regions, suggesting complex links between agriculture and forest loss. —BEL
 
Date 2022-09-09
2022-10-17T11:35:05Z
2022-10-17T11:35:05Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Pendrill, Florence; Gardner, Toby A.; Meyfroidt, Patrick; Adams, Justin; Azevedo, Tasso; Bastos Lima, Mairon G.; Baumann, Matthias; Curtis, Philip G.; De Sy, Veronique; Garrett, Rachael; Godar, Javier; Dow Goldman, Elizabeth; Hansen, Matthew C.; Heilmayr, Robert; Herold, Martin; Kuemmerle, Tobias; Lathuillière, Michael J.; Ribeiro, Vivian; Tyukavina, Alexandra; Weisse, Mikaela J.; West, Chris. 2022. Disentangling the numbers behind agriculture-driven tropical deforestation. Science. 377(6611). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abm9267
0036-8075
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/125045
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abm9267
 
Language en
 
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