Where does your guacamole come from? Detecting deforestation associated with the exports of avocados from Mexico to the United States.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111482
Abstract: The United States (U.S.) imports 87 percent of its avocados from a single Mexican region, Michoacán. Although environmental and social costs associated with avocado production are significant, consumers and retailers in the U.S. cannot clearly… read more here.
Keywords: guacamole come; avocado; michoac; united states ... See more keywords
Modelling avocado-driven deforestation in Michoacán, Mexico
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac5419
Abstract: As demand for avocado climbs, avocado production in Michoacán—Mexico’s biggest avocado growing region—expands into new places. We use a spatial probit model to project the geographic distribution of likely future avocado expansion and analyze those… read more here.
Keywords: michoac; forest types; modelling avocado; michoac mexico ... See more keywords