Technical Brief: Uncovering Sub-Regional Drivers of Deforestation in the Amazon: A Tool for Targeted Solutions

Vivian Ribeiro, Chandrakant Singh , Pablo Pacheco, U. Martin Persson, Analiz Vergara, Kurt Holle, Rafaela Flach

This technical brief provides the first region-wide analysis of the commodity-specific agricultural drivers of deforestation across the Amazon region at a sub-national level, offering insights to inform more effective and equitable conservation policy. We achieve this by integrating sub-national agricultural production statistics with satellite data on land use and commodity production for each country within the Amazon region. By enhancing the granularity of commodity-specific deforestation, this information can empower (sub-)regional and national actors, as well as policymakers, to develop targeted solutions that support sustainable land use planning and forest conservation policies tailored to each distinct country and subnational realities.