Causes
This farming method clears land by burning trees
What is slash‑and‑burn farming?
Loss of trees increases this greenhouse gas.
What is carbon dioxide?
Planting new trees to replace cut ones is called this.
What is reforestation?
This country is the world’s largest producer of palm oil, leading to massive deforestation
What is Indonesia?
This striped big cat is endangered due to deforestation in India.
What is the tiger?
Cutting down trees for timber is called this.
What is logging?
Without trees, soil is easily washed away.
What is soil erosion?
Protecting forests by local communities is called this
What is community forest protection?
Deforestation in this South Asian country is driven by fuelwood collection and agriculture in the Himalayas.
What is Nepal?
This great ape’s habitat is shrinking in Indonesia.
What is the orangutan?
Expanding cities into forest areas is known as this
What is urban sprawl?
Clearing forests destroys homes of animals, leading to this.
What is biodiversity loss?
Choosing recycled paper is an example of this
What are eco‑friendly choices?
This Southeast Asian country has lost large areas of forest due to mining and logging, especially in Borneo
What is Malaysia?
Cutting forests breaks this chain of animals eating plants and each other.
What is the food chain?
Clearing forests for this crop drives deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia.
What is palm oil?
Deforestation contributes to rising global temperatures, also called this.
What is climate change?
Creating areas where forests are legally protected.
What are national parks/reserves?
Mangrove forests in this South Asian country are being cleared, threatening the Sundarbans ecosystem
What is Bangladesh?
This bird species in Asia loses nesting sites when forests are cut.
What is the hornbill?
This industry removes forests to extract minerals.
What is mining?
Cutting mangroves increases risk of this coastal disaster.
What are floods/tsunamis?
Connecting habitats with green corridors helps this.
What is wildlife migration/conservation?
This Asian country has one of the highest deforestation rates globally, with forests cleared for palm oil, rubber, and pulp.
What is Myanmar?
Forests are called the “lungs of the Earth” because they produce this.
What is oxygen?