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Deforestation

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The conversion of forest to another land use or the long-term reduction of tree canopy cover below the minimum threshold defined for a ‘forest’ area.

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Carbon from Tropical Deforestation
Policy options to reduce deforestation based on a systematic analysis of drivers and agents in lowland Bolivia
Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from tropical deforestation improved by carbon-density maps

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