Beyond these public health issues, cooking with wood fires is also unsustainable and contributes to rapid deforestation in the developing world.

Only about 10 to 15 percent of the land area is presently covered by forest as a result of rapid deforestation during the last 30 years.

There is little doubt that the rapid deforestation of tropical regions is contributing to the enhanced greenhouse effect.

Their biggest threat is habitat loss through the rapid deforestation in Borneo.

Tar production led to rapid deforestation: it has been estimated all Finnish forests are younger than 300 years.

Following the establishment of the trading post, a rapid deforestation began due to crop cultivation and was largely completed by the 20th century.

However, rapid deforestation threatens to expose these long-isolated groups.

The main threat to pittas is habitat loss in the form of rapid deforestation.

About the rapid deforestation and disappearance of wildlife in the region because of logging and development.

Much of this increase in Brazil, as well as the countries it precedes, is caused by rapid deforestation and industrialization.