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
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 return.The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that unwritten social rules in small communities … Read more