Tropical deforestation (IMAGE)

German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig

Tropical deforestation

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Land use changes such as deforestation and grassland conversion are not only the main cause of global biodiversity loss, they are also responsible for about a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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