Community Rules and Agriculture

Slash-and-burn agriculture is blamed for destroying rainforests, but a study of 18,000 forest patches found community rules can limit clearing and allow trees to return

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July 26, 2026

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Unwritten social rules, not government oversight, help keep forestlands sustainable Slash-and-burn agriculture is blamed for destroying rainforests, but a study of 18,000 forest patches found that community rules can limit clearing and allow trees to…