Deforestation in Latin America and the Caribbean accounts for 44 percent of the global loss of tropical forests, with most of the conversion to agricultural land being carried out illegally, concludes a study by the non-profit organization Forest Trends.
According to the report, the planet lost 77 million hectares of tropical forests between 2013 and 2019 in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa, of which 60 percent—46.1 million hectares—was driven by commercial agriculture. At least 69 percent of this "agro-conversion—forest clearing for agricultural purposes—was carried out in violation of national laws and regulations, it says.
Unlawful clearing for the production of commodities such as beef, soybeans and palm oil accounted for the destruction of at least 31.7 million hectares of the world's rainforests during the last seven years, the report says.
https://phys.org/news/2021-06-illegal-agribusiness-rainforest-destruction.amp
According to the report, the planet lost 77 million hectares of tropical forests between 2013 and 2019 in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa, of which 60 percent—46.1 million hectares—was driven by commercial agriculture. At least 69 percent of this "agro-conversion—forest clearing for agricultural purposes—was carried out in violation of national laws and regulations, it says.
Unlawful clearing for the production of commodities such as beef, soybeans and palm oil accounted for the destruction of at least 31.7 million hectares of the world's rainforests during the last seven years, the report says.
https://phys.org/news/2021-06-illegal-agribusiness-rainforest-destruction.amp