Massive soybean expansion in South America since 2000 and implications for conservation

Massive soybean expansion in South America since 2000 and implications for conservation

A prominent goal of policies mitigating climate change and biodiversity loss is to achieve zero deforestation in the global supply chain of key commodities, such as palm oil and soybean. However, the extent and dynamics of deforestation driven by commodity expansion are largely unknown. Here we mapp...

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Main Authors: Adami, M. (Author), Adusei, B. (Author), Conde, M.C (Author), Copati, E.J (Author), Di Bella, C.M (Author), Fernandes, L.B (Author), Hansen, M.C (Author), Hernandez-Serna, A. (Author), Jantz, S.M (Author), Lima, A. (Author), Pickens, A.H (Author), Pickering, J. (Author), Potapov, P. (Author), Song, X.-P (Author), Stehman, S.V (Author), Turubanova, S. (Author), Tyukavina, A. (Author), Zalles, V. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Research 2021
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Biodiversity loss
Brazilian cerrado
Cattle production
Climate change
Deforestation
Digital storage
Ecosystem services
Ecosystems
Expansion
Global supply chain
Land use
Natural vegetation
Palm oil
Satellite observations
Soybean oil
Supply chains
Vegetation
Vegetation monitoring
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