The problem now is that the plants are disappearing, victims of tropical deforestation, faster than they can be investigated for their medical value.

His main contributions include work on mass extinction of species and the problems of tropical deforestation.

The study showed previous assessments exaggerated the rate of tropical deforestation.

Therefore, according to this study, forest conversion to agriculture is the main land use change responsible for tropical deforestation.

The scientific findings previously presented all indicate that there is no simple, unequivocal relationship between changes in agricultural systems and tropical deforestation.

One study found that population increases due to high fertility rates were a primary driver of tropical deforestation in only 8% of cases.

Estimates vary widely as to the extent of tropical deforestation.

Assuming the same rate of tropical deforestation in the 1990s, Global 2000 would be off by a factor of at least two.

I also believe that financial support for developing countries is absolutely vital to halt tropical deforestation.

We must tackle tropical deforestation in developing countries.