Deforestation

Causes:

• Palm Oil Plantations 
  • Malaysia is the world's second largest exporter of palm oil
  • Used in cosmetics and food which = higher demand = jobs = more money
  • In order to grow it, farmers have to deforest large areas of land 
  • Destroys habitats
  • Borneo - A NEE so if they were to stop this them many would lose their jobs and their would be a fall in the economy
• Forest Fires  
  • Used to remove large areas of trees for palm oil plantations
  •  Peat swamp forests are destroyed
  • Fires grow out of control
• Logging and Mining
  • Illegal logging takes place so people don't know where it's happening and how much of it is happening
  • Unknown if it's actually happening or not
• Tourism
  • Lead to deforestation for resorts
  • Ecotourism is being introduced 
  • 7% of tourists to Malaysia like ecotourism