{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"geography":["tropics"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":2,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=tropics","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"sei-000426","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-000426","title":"Agriculture-driven tropical deforestation","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2022-09-08","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/publications/agriculture-driven-tropical-deforestation","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document finds that while agriculture drove 90-99% of tropical deforestation between 2011 and 2015, only 45-65% of that land became productive agriculture. It argues that international supply chain measures are limited because one-third to one-half of agriculture-driven deforestation does not result in actively managed land, and approximately three-quarters of agricultural expansion into forests is driven by domestic demand, particularly for beef and cereals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-000426#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Between 2011 and 2015, agriculture was the primary driver of tropical deforestation, accounting for 90% to 99% of occurrences, yet only 45% to 65% of the deforested land was converted into productive agriculture within a few years.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-000426#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Policies targeting deforestation-free international supply chains have limited effectiveness because one-third to one-half of agriculture-driven deforestation does not lead to the creation of actively managed agricultural land.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-000426#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Domestic demand in producer countries drives approximately three-quarters of agricultural expansion into forests, with a particular emphasis on cereals, beef, and deforestation across Africa.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"sei-000426#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["agriculture","land-use change"],"geography_discussed":["Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["literature review","synthesis"]},{"id":"sei-000676","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/sei-000676","title":"Agriculture-deforestation emissions","publisher":{"name":"Stockholm Environment Institute","organization":"stockholm-environment-institute"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2019-03-22","source_url":"https://www.sei.org/publications/agriculture-deforestation-emissions/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The analysis finds that between 2010 and 2014, tropical deforestation for agriculture and forestry caused approximately 2.6 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions annually, with cattle and oilseed products accounting for over half. International trade drove between 29% and 39% of these emissions, with Europe and China identified as major importers. 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