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Commodities
Natural state
Societies around the world have relied on nearby forests for food, fuel and medicine for thousands of years. Traditional practices like agroforestry, and small-scale and shifting agriculture had a reduced impact on the surrounding environment and generated socioeconomic benefits for local communities.
Commodities
Drivers of change
As demand for commodities grows, deforestation from industrial-scale agriculture, illegal harvesting of timber and mining increases. The inability to track where products come from and a lack of consequences for environmental outcomes make it difficult to curb the impacts of these industries.
Commodities
Compromised state
The unsustainable expansion of commodity production can permanently damage ecosystems, displace local communities, exacerbate climate change and accelerate biodiversity loss.
Commodities
Recovery state
Deforestation-free commodity production is possible. Improved forest monitoring can help companies make more sustainable purchasing decisions, facilitate action against illegal clearing and enable policymakers to create more informed land use allocations.
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Explore the relationship between forests and several key themes critical to sustainability and the health of our future ecosystems.
Scroll to discover
Commodities
Natural state
Societies around the world have relied on nearby forests for food, fuel and medicine for thousands of years. Traditional practices like agroforestry, and small-scale and shifting agriculture had a reduced impact on the surrounding environment and generated socioeconomic benefits for local communities.
Commodities
Drivers of change
As demand for commodities grows, deforestation from industrial-scale agriculture, illegal harvesting of timber and mining increases. The inability to track where products come from and a lack of consequences for environmental outcomes make it difficult to curb the impacts of these industries.
Commodities
Compromised state
The unsustainable expansion of commodity production can permanently damage ecosystems, displace local communities, exacerbate climate change and accelerate biodiversity loss.
Commodities
Recovery state
Deforestation-free commodity production is possible. Improved forest monitoring can help companies make more sustainable purchasing decisions, facilitate action against illegal clearing and enable policymakers to create more informed land use allocations.
Commodities RELATED TOOLS
Explore data on the map
View commodity production areas, tree cover loss and more.
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