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The phrase "a driver of deforestation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a factor or cause that contributes to the process of deforestation.
Example: "Agricultural expansion is often cited as a major driver of deforestation in tropical regions."
Alternatives: "a cause of deforestation" or "a contributor to deforestation".
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It has also received considerable attention from environmental and social non-governmental organizations as a driver of deforestation and land consolidation.
The role of agricultural trade as a driver of deforestation, which has also been highlighted in the recent empirical literature10,27 and which is also found to be a potentially important determinant of forest cover differences across countries in our study, deserves further scrutiny.
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In Ghana, cocoa is king: it accounts for almost 10percentt of the country's economy and 30percentt of its exports - but it's also a leading driver of deforestation, for a variety of reasons.
It is a major driver of deforestation and a leading player in the loss of biodiversity in Europe.
At national level, swidden is blamed as a principal driver of deforestation and forest degradation, and as such is a practice to be eliminated.
ADM is one of the world's leading soy traders and a top soy exporter in Latin America, where expanding production is a leading driver of deforestation across the Amazon and the Gran Chaco forest.
NPVnat are the discounted cash flows from natural forest, while NPVx are the discounted cash flows related to a particular driver of deforestation or forest degradation, both discounted by 10% over a period of 30 years, expressed in US$/ha.
The government accepts tobacco is a major driver of deforestation.
Palm oil production is a leading driver of deforestation – the cause of 20% of greenhouse gas emissions.
Swidden cultivation practices have been seen as a major driver of deforestation and forest degradation in Southeast Asia.
The charity claims that political corruption in Malaysia is a "major driver" of deforestation, with local politicians handed lucrative logging contracts as bribes.
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