For example, rainforest coverage on Pacific islands has fallen rapidly as a result of excess logging. This in turn has led to soil erosion, flooding, and species loss.
舉例而言，太平洋地區的雨林覆蓋面積由於過度伐木而急速縮減，繼而引發土壤侵蝕、洪水危害以及物種消失，是否會重蹈 800 年前「復活節島」島民伐盡島上蓊鬱森林終而全島偕亡的覆轍？