drivers-of-deforestation-facts-to-be-considered-regarding-the-impact-of-shifting-cultivation-in-asia

This submission argues that shifting cultivation does not cause significant environmental harm and that state interventions aiming to restrict or eradicate shifting cultivation have had serious negative consequences for the affected indigenous communities. The authors argue that shifting cultivation is not a major contributor to deforestation; that it contributes to biodiversity enhancement; and that the carbon sequestration capacity of shifting cultivation is higher than that of other forms of land use.