And just two countries, Brazil and Indonesia, account for approximately 55% of the world’s deforestation, not including the loss of peatlands, “which can account for half the greenhouse-gas emissions in Indonesia in some years,” says the Washington Post. read more
Tropical deforestation alters the interactions between the land surface and the atmosphere which in turn has an impact on the regional climate. Deforestation in South Asia (Southern India and Sri Lanka) and Southeast Asia leads to warmer and drier climatic conditions. read more
A Plague of Deforestation Sweeps Across Southeast Asia Illegal logging and unchecked economic development are taking a devastating toll on the forests of Vietnam and neighboring countries, threatening areas of biodiversity so rich that 1,700 species have been discovered in the last 15 years alone. read more