The expansion of farming into highland areas of Southeast Asia was a significant cause of this accelerated rate in the tropics during the study period. Protected areas help reduce mountain forest ...

Significant loss occurred in Asia, South America, Africa, Europe, and Australia, but not in North America and Oceania. Worryingly, the rate of mountain forest loss seems to be accelerating ...

SINGAPORE, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Forest loss driven by rubber production in Southeast Asia could be two to three times higher than estimated, highlighting the challenges facing importers under ...

The most significant losses were in Asia, South America ... They also stressed that it was important to take people living in mountain forest areas into account. Any new conservation measures ...