Abstract

Mapping global deforestation patterns Forest loss is being driven by various factors, including commodity production, forestry, agriculture, wildfire, and urbanization. Curtis et al. used high-resolution Google Earth imagery to map and classify global forest loss since 2001. Just over a quarter of global forest loss is due to deforestation through permanent land use change for the production of commodities, including beef, soy, palm oil, and wood fiber. Despite regional differences and efforts by governments, conservationists, and corporations to stem the losses, the overall rate of commodity-driven deforestation has not declined since 2001. Science , this issue p. 1108

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Environmental resource managementGeographyEnvironmental science

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Year
2018
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Volume
361
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6407
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1108-1111
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2030
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Philip G. Curtis, Christy M. Slay, Nancy L. Harris et al. (2018). Classifying drivers of global forest loss. Science , 361 (6407) , 1108-1111. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aau3445

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10.1126/science.aau3445