Scientists unveil breakthrough tool that could help stop the world's third‑biggest driver of deforestation

Scientists unveil breakthrough tool that could help stop the world's third‑biggest driver of deforestation

Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, World Forest ID, University of Sheffield and international collaborators have developed a new technique that can identify where soybeans—the third largest driver of tropical deforestation—are grown to within roughly 200 kilometers, a breakthrough that could transform efforts to stop deforestation linked to global food supply chains.