Deforestation is one of many things that should change because not only does it affects our wildlife but it will eventually affect humans as well. Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, or Southeastern Asia, is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China and Japan, east of India, west of Papua New Guinea, and north of Australia. Southeast Asia is bordered to the north by East Asia, to the west by South Asia and the B…
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Today, 84% of global palm oil production occurs in Indonesia and Malaysia, accounting for 57% and 27% respectively, making palm oil the major cause of deforestation in Southeast Asia. Thailand is another producer of palm oil in Southeast Asia, where the region’s climate conditions around the equator are ideal and optimal for palm oil production.
Figures from 2019 show that Indonesia alone was responsible for nearly 14% of global tropical deforestation, behind Brazil, North and South America combined, and all of Africa.
Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand, is home to nearly 15% of the world’s tropical forests, which makes it all the more attractive as a deforestation hotspot.
The region has one of the highest rates of deforestation, losing at least 1.2% of its forests annually, which is comparable only to Latin America where deforestation rates in the Amazon account for one-third of global tropical deforestation. Deforestation in Indonesia is particularly rampant compared to its Southeast Asian neighbours.
D. South Asia is at such a low elevation that 50% of its land area will be under water. E. increasingly violent storms could increase flooding and soil erosion. South Asia is at such a low elevation that 50% of its land area will be under water.
A. Bangladesh gained its independence from India in 1971. B. India is the world's seventh largest country based on land area. C. India is mostly Hindu, but contains people of many faiths. D. India was a former British colony. E. India has nuclear weapons. Bangladesh gained its independence from India in 1971.
C. Pakistan is made up of a small group of islands. D. Pakistan was once part of a British colony called "India.". E. Pakistan has become more closely connected to its neighbors in Southwest Asia in recent years. Pakistan is made up of small groups of islands.