To clear the land for agriculture, Indonesian farmers freely burn the rain forests. As a result, eventually there will be no more forests. This is an example of which of the following concepts?
a. tragedy of the commons
b. treadmill of production
c. Jevons paradox
d. barren soil
Answer: A
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