the leading cause has been the need to clear rural lands for cattle pasture
no
commercial logging
The human race !
Human habitation is the main reason or causes of deforestation.
wildfire
Population growth / clearing of lands for agricultural use.
clearing land for agriculture
clearing of lands for agricultural use
Because the fault lines are on the caost of South America, not in central America.
cause it rains
The main cause of tropical deforestation is mining because water is pumped through and washes all of the nutrients in the soil away just to mine metals like lead, iron, gold and copper. The forest cant grow back on this land and it leaves a horrible view of brown murky marshes. Hope this helps!
no cause that's where the deasert is