From Beef to Chocolate, Illegal Deforestation Lurks Behind Your Favorite Everyday Foods
Some of your favorite foods may be contributing to deforestation and climate change.
By Anastasia Moloney
BOGOTA, May 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) Nearly 70% of tropical forests cleared for cattle ranching and crops such as soybeans and palm oil were deforested illegally between 2013 and 2019, a study showed on Tuesday, warning of the impact on global efforts to fight climate change.
Illegal logging was behind the loss of 4.5 million hectares of forest an area the size of Denmark on average each year in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa, said the report by US-based nonprofit Forest Trends.
(Corrects reference to logging in paragraph 2)By Anastasia MoloneyBOGOTA, May 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nearly 70% of tropical forests cleared for cattle ranching and crops such as soybeans and palm oil were deforested illegally between 2013 and 2019, a study showed on Tuesday, warning of the impact on global efforts to fight climate change.Illegal clearance for
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