One of the main indirect causes of deforestation is poverty, particularly poverty in rural areas. Although poverty is not a “principal cause” of deforestation, it is a living condition that the majority of people in this world must endure. While greed and power can be the motivations of some groups in society that deforest, survival and the desire to escape from poverty is what drives most people. Poverty is not only the socioeconomic environment that limits people’s economic options, damages health but also reduces income generating opportunities. It is an underlying conditio...