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Environmental problems in Argentina
More than 16 million ha of forest cover lost between 1980 and 2000
Fundacion Vidasilvestre
Deforestation and pollution are the main threats to Argentina'sbiodiversity and landscapes.
A census in 1914 revealed that Argentina had approximately 105 million ha of forest. Today, studies estimate a remaining 28 to 45 million ha. According to the UN Food andAgriculture Organization (FAO), some 16,288,000 ha of Argentina’s forest cover have been lost between 1980 and 2000.
Beans taking over forests
Research in Argentina has shown that deforestation dueto agricultural expansion of soybean is threatening the Yungas ‘cloud forest’, and theChaco ecoregion, one of the largest forested biomes (a major regional group of distinctive plant and animalcommunities) in South America.
In Argentina, while most recent expansion in soybean agriculture has relied on available agricultural land, there are aggressive targets to expand the agricultural area toincrease soybean production for export.1
The cattle threat
Beef production in Argentina also poses a threat to natural habitats. Beef ‘feeding’, located on land that used to compete withagricultural crops, has been concentrated in the Espinal Ecoregion (an area of thorny deciduous shrubland forest) threatening grasslands and forests.
Similar impacts have occurred with cattle ‘breeding’,which has expanded into the Chaco ecoregion and is threatening forests. These processes are closely linked with an increasing demand for suitable land for soy cropping.2
Other environmental problemsArgentina also faces the issue of energy consumption and management and the inefficient use of non-renewable resources.
Environmental Problems in Argentina
Argentina is a land rich inbiodiversity and beautiful landscape yet troubled by agricultural encroachment. Deforestation and pollution from agricultural expansion are Argentina's main environmental issues that threaten its delicate and...
More than 16 million ha of forest cover lost between 1980 and 2000
Fundacion Vidasilvestre
Deforestation and pollution are the main threats to Argentina'sbiodiversity and landscapes.
A census in 1914 revealed that Argentina had approximately 105 million ha of forest. Today, studies estimate a remaining 28 to 45 million ha. According to the UN Food andAgriculture Organization (FAO), some 16,288,000 ha of Argentina’s forest cover have been lost between 1980 and 2000.
Beans taking over forests
Research in Argentina has shown that deforestation dueto agricultural expansion of soybean is threatening the Yungas ‘cloud forest’, and theChaco ecoregion, one of the largest forested biomes (a major regional group of distinctive plant and animalcommunities) in South America.
In Argentina, while most recent expansion in soybean agriculture has relied on available agricultural land, there are aggressive targets to expand the agricultural area toincrease soybean production for export.1
The cattle threat
Beef production in Argentina also poses a threat to natural habitats. Beef ‘feeding’, located on land that used to compete withagricultural crops, has been concentrated in the Espinal Ecoregion (an area of thorny deciduous shrubland forest) threatening grasslands and forests.
Similar impacts have occurred with cattle ‘breeding’,which has expanded into the Chaco ecoregion and is threatening forests. These processes are closely linked with an increasing demand for suitable land for soy cropping.2
Other environmental problemsArgentina also faces the issue of energy consumption and management and the inefficient use of non-renewable resources.
Environmental Problems in Argentina
Argentina is a land rich inbiodiversity and beautiful landscape yet troubled by agricultural encroachment. Deforestation and pollution from agricultural expansion are Argentina's main environmental issues that threaten its delicate and...
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