Coffee-driven deforestation is making it harder to grow coffee, watchdog group says
Summary
A nonprofit group reports that coffee farming in Brazil contributes to deforestation, which then makes it harder to grow coffee. The group, Coffee Watch, used satellite images and other data to show that over 1,200 square miles of forest have been cleared for coffee between 2001 and 2023.Key Facts
- Coffee farming in Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer, is linked to deforestation.
- Over 1,200 square miles of Brazilian forests were cleared for coffee cultivation from 2001 to 2023.
- Coffee Watch used satellite images and land use data to analyze forest loss.
- More than 42,000 square miles of forest have been lost overall in areas with significant coffee farming operations.
- Deforestation reduces rainfall because trees help create clouds and rain.
- Less rainfall makes it harder to grow coffee, leading to potential drought conditions.
- Cattle ranching is a bigger cause of deforestation in Brazil than coffee.
- Brazil's government is working to reduce deforestation under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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