Forests in Honduras cover approximately 5.8 million ha, which accounts for just over half of the country’s total land area. Deforestation rates have been difficult to evaluate since there has been no continuous and reliable forest monitoring in the country to date. Well-known drivers of deforestation in Honduras include the expansion of agricultural and livestock activities, as well as forest fires and shifting cultivation. 

Although deforestation rates have decreased in recent years, deforestation and forest degradation remain the main causes of natural capital loss in Mexico. The driving forces behind forest loss vary from region to region, ranging from extensive livestock farming to the expansion of traditional agricultural practices and cash crops. 

In recent decades, deforestation and forest degradation has accelerated dramatically in Argentina, due to the expansion of soybean crops, among other large-scale commercial agricultural activities. The country’s increasing demand for agrofuels is also contributing to its deforestation problem. At the institutional level, Argentina’s forest policy and governance have been ineffective in mitigating these trends.