Rainforests 🌴 house vital #biodiversity, but are under threat. The leading drivers of #rainforest #deforestation are: 1) Large-scale commercial agriculture 2) Local subsistence agriculture 3) Urban expansion 4) Infrastructure 5) Mining #WorldRainforestDay #GlobalAssessment

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Replying to @IPBES @Bruce_Albert @GlobalLF @ForestPeoplesP @FAOForestry @OrangutanFndn @ICRAF @RainforestTrust @RnfrstAlliance @RAN
You should correct: Number 5 Mining needs 4) infrastructure and creates 3) urban expansion: The same with 1) Agrobusiness: It needs infrastructure and creates urban expansion. Subsistence agriculture is in fact one of the victims of Agrobusiness and Mining.
Replying to @IPBES @GlobalLF @ForestPeoplesP @FAOForestry @OrangutanFndn @ICRAF @RainforestTrust @RnfrstAlliance @RAN
In other words: ecosystem services are threatening biodiversity. See the conflict?