{"id":25365,"date":"2022-09-09T14:03:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T13:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=25365"},"modified":"2022-09-09T14:03:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T13:03:35","slug":"over-90-of-tropical-deforestation-is-caused-by-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/over-90-of-tropical-deforestation-is-caused-by-agriculture\/25365\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 90% of tropical deforestation is caused by agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"
It was previously estimated that agriculture was attributable to around 80% of tropical deforestation, but this latest review of the best available data reveals that agriculture\u2019s impact is staggeringly higher. Moreover, only one-half to thirds of this agriculture results in the expansion of agricultural production on the deforested land.<\/p>\n
The review outlines that a step-change approach will be essential and effective measures critical to address the underlying and indirect roles of agriculture.<\/p>\n