http://www.hsi.org/assets/pdfs/hsi-fa-white-papers/brazil_climate_change_factsheet.pdf

http://www.hsi.org/assets/pdfs/farming_climate_impact.pdf

http://www.hsi.org/assets/pdfs/hsi-fa-white-papers/india_climate_change_and_environment_fact_sheet.pdf

http://www.qcea.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fs-livestock-en-2010.pdf

http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/animalwelfare/global_warning.pdf

Hi Cassandra, One of the best assessment on the proportion of total global deforestation that can be attributable to animal agriculture can be found in the following FAO publication:

http://www.fao.org/3/i3437e.pdf

In this report, chapter 2 explains the trends in land-use transitions and crop expansions over the 1990–2006 period.

Some documents have been suggested by others, which are useful . You may also look at the attached documents and conduct further search on the web

www:///IPCC%20Fifth%20Assessment%20Report%20-%20Synthesis%20Report.html

For mountain areas in Algeria, this practice is very widespread to land land for agriculture.

Thank you for all the answers. I really appreciate it ! : D