In the last 40 years, Argentina lost more than 10 million hectares of native forest, almost the same surface area as

Although the correlation between the advance of the agricultural frontier and the loss of natural vegetation is not 1 to 1, long-term analyses show that there is a certain link. Between 1985 and 2024, it is estimated that 10.5 million hectares of native forests disappeared, while, with a growth of 46%, agriculture expanded by 11.9 million hectares in those same years. This information comes from a series of land cover and use maps generated by MapBiomas Argentina and disseminated by the NGO Vida Silvestre Argentina. They show that the country lost 18% of its forested area from 1985 to date, while pressure on these ecosystems continues and the effects of biodiversity loss are seen. Three provinces of Misiones. That is the equivalent of what has been lost in forests over the last 40 years. But the reasons behind this cannot only be traced to the notable expansion of agriculture, but also to demographic growth, which pressured urbanization and caused the advance on natural resources ...