What is driving global forests loss?

World Resources Institute (WRI)



What’s driving forest loss around the world? And how can we stop it?⁣⁣
New data from worldresources and googledeepmind — developed with globalforests and landcarbonlab — reveals the drivers behind Tree Cover Loss in unprecedented detail and across seven categories:⁣
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  • Permanent agriculture, like the expansion of pasture and soy⁣
  • Hard commodities, like mining or oil drilling⁣
  • Shifting cultivation⁣
  • Logging⁣
  • Wildfire⁣
  • Settlements and infrastructure⁣
  • Other natural disturbance, like floods, storms or pests⁣
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This new level of detail can support policymakers, land managers, researchers and others identifying the causes of disturbance and the most effective mix of policies and management interventions.⁣
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Learn more about the different impacts of these drivers at worldresources.



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