the leading cause has been the need to clear rural lands for cattle pasture
The human race !
commercial logging
The number one cause of tropical deforestation worldwide is agriculture, specifically for activities like palm oil production, cattle ranching, and soy farming. These industries often involve clearing large areas of forest to make way for these commodities, leading to widespread deforestation in tropical regions.
Human habitation is the main reason or causes of deforestation.
wildfire
clearing land for agriculture
Population growth / clearing of lands for agricultural use.
clearing of lands for agricultural use
Because the fault lines are on the caost of South America, not in central America.
cause it rains
no cause that's where the deasert is
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!