What are the potential impacts of advancements in biotechnology on reducing the demand for land-intensive agricultural products that contribute to deforestation in the Amazon?

Dec 16, 2024 ... ... Amazon was destroyed.24 Between 2001 and 2012, forest losses in the ... Although Brandon has never been to the Amazon rainforest, he has ... Jul 14, 2021 ... The study area, which represents about 20 percent of the Amazon basin, has lost 30 percent of its rainforest ... percent of the forest had been ... Yet, in 2020, ninety percent of the Guató tribes' land in Brazil has been destroyed, obliterating their crops and wild plants, to give just one example. Overall ... Nov 8, 2022 ... The numbers are devastating: 17% of Amazon forests have been wholly lost, and an additional 17% are degraded. And data from the first half ... Jan 12, 2024 ... Preliminary data shows more than 5000 sq km were cleared, still over six times the size of New York City. Jun 8, 2023 ... ... percent of the population of Brazil, where two-thirds of the Amazon lies. Brazil has long been a pioneer in forest conservation, with ... Brazil has devoted increasing amounts of land to soy production. But has this come at the expense of forests? Has the Amazon been cleared to make room for it? Aug 25, 2019 ... According to National Geographic, the Amazon has already lost around 17 percent over the past 50 years. The full devastation of these fires won' ... Aug 30, 2019 ... About 17 percent of the Amazon has been lost, and if that rises to 20 to 25 percent, some scientists warn the forest will cross a tipping ... Cattle ranching accounts for 80% of current deforestation throughout the Amazon. ... Brazil has 88% of the Amazon herd, followed by Peru and Bolivia. While ...