Drivers of deforestation: ranching(Neotropics), swiden(Africa), tree plantations(Asia), agroforestry (small fruit orchards, large oil-palm, rubber, wood pulp, biofuel, charcoal production, urbanization.
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Plantations for pulp: Large corporations chase people out of their own land to increase their marginal areas.
Urbanization: progressive
increase in the size and populations of its cities initiates deforestation to build more urban areas.
