Agriculture causes 80% of tropical deforestation
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Deforestation for oil palm plantations in Borneo. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Agriculture is the direct driver of roughly 80 percent of tropical deforestation, while logging is the biggest single driver of forest degradation, says a new report funded by the British and Norwegian governments. The report, authored by Gabrielle Kissinger of Lexeme Consulting in […]
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