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The surprising driver of Amazon deforestation
![Aerial view of a deforested area of land in the Amazon rainforest](https://cdn.statically.io/img/media.nature.com/w767/magazine-assets/d41586-024-02136-8/d41586-024-02136-8_27263444.jpg)
Only one-fourth of Amazon deforestation, which is driven mainly by demand for cattle grazing, stems from international demand. Credit: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty
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Nature 631, 257 (2024)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-02136-8
References
Haddad, E. A. et al. Nature Sustain. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01387-7 (2024).