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- Accounting for 70-90% of deforestation, global agriculture is the biggest driver of forest loss. Over half of all deforestation globally serves to clear land for crops, and almost 40% to clear land for livestock. Often, the rapidly growing global population and the corresponding concerns for food security are blamed.
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May 8, 2024 · The tally isn’t even close: Almost 99 percent of all land that’s been deforested over the last 10,000 years has been converted to agriculture. Nowadays, farmland expansion is responsible for “only” 88 percent of deforestation around the world.
Jun 11, 2021 · Agriculture remains the main driver of deforestation in all regions except for Europe, where urban and infrastructure development have a higher impact, the study says. Conversion to cropland dominates forest loss in Africa and Asia, with over 75 percent of the forest area lost converted to cropland.
Aug 10, 2021 · Deforestation for cocoa production had a sizable impact in certain countries—notably Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire—but only represented 3 percent of total forests losses. Other commodities with similarly modest effects on global forests included rubber, coffee, and wood fiber.
Apr 4, 2024 · The Deforestation Linked to Agriculture Global Forest Review indicator aims to monitor the role of specific commodities, namely cattle, oil palm, soy, cocoa, rubber, coffee, and wood fiber.
Jul 16, 2024 · Approximately 90% of global forest cover changes between 2000 and 2018 were attributable to agricultural expansion, making food production the leading direct driver of deforestation.
At least three-quarters of this is driven by agriculture – clearing forests to grow crops, raise livestock, and produce products such as paper.1. If we want to tackle deforestation, we need to understand two key questions: where we’re losing forests and what activities are driving it.
May 12, 2022 · Spatial overlaps between forest disturbance drivers and threatened species’ ranges reveal that shifting agriculture is a major driver of forest biodiversity loss at a global scale, as ...
