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Which of these industries is NOT a major cause of deforestation in Latin America?

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Excessive deforestation has been taking place in tropical areas of Latin America for the past several decades. Among the causes of accelerated deforestation are population and income growth, extensive logging, expanding agricultural growth patterns and lagging agricultural yields.

The most common pressures causing deforestation and severe forest degradation are agriculture, unsustainable forest management, mining, infrastructure projects and increased fire incidence and intensity.

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