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- + The drivers of tropical deforestation are changing, say scientists
Space & Earth science / Environment
Gold mine in the Amazon rainforest. Credit: Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com
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A shift from poverty-driven to industry-driven deforestation threatens the
world's tropical forests but offers new opportunities for conservation,
according to an article coauthored by William Laurance of the Smithsonian
Tropical Research Institute in Panama. "New Strategies for Conserving Tropical ...