Forests - threats Around the world, lush tropical forests are
being logged for timber and pulp, cleared to grow food, and
destroyed by the impacts of climate change. Four fifths of the
forest that covered almost half of the Earth's land surface
eight thousand years ago have already been irreplaceably
degraded or destroyed. Cattle Paths in the Amazon Every two
seconds, an area of forest the size of a football pitch is lost
due to logging or destructive practices. Seventy two per cent of
Indonesia's intact forest landscapes and 15 per cent of the
Amazon's have already been lost forever. Now the Congo's forests
face the same threat. While the causes vary from region to
region, they all have one thing in common: human activity.
Through agriculture and logging, mining and climate change,
humankind is wiping out irreplaceable forests - and the life
that depends on them - at a terrifying pace. View of the Amazon
from above. This 1645 hectare area has been logged to plant soy.
Agri-business is responsible for massive