Tropical forests were the primary sources of new agricultural land in the 1980s and 1990s
Tropical forests were the primary sources of new agricultural land in the 1980s and 1990s
H. Gibbs,A. Ruesch,4 Authors,J. Foley
2010 · DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0910275107
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 1,783 Citations
TLDR
This study analyzes the rich, pan-tropical database of classified Landsat scenes created by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations to examine pathways of agricultural expansion across the major tropical forest regions in the 1980s and 1990s and highlights the future land conversions that probably will be needed to meet mounting demand for agricultural products.