Forest destruction in tropical Asia
Forest destruction in tropical Asia
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作者：
W. Laurance
我评估了拥有大量亚洲热带森林的12个国家在森林损失、人口规模、经济增长和腐败方面的趋势，并将这些趋势与热带其他地区的趋势进行了对比。一半的亚洲国家已经经历了严重的森林损失（约70%），而森林资源丰富的国家，如印度尼西亚和马来西亚，正在经历迅速的森林破坏。不断扩大的人口和砍伐森林的工业驱动因素，如伐木和外来树种种植，都是森林损失的重要驱动因素。人口快速增长、森林稀少的国家也受到普遍腐败和平均生活水平低下的困扰。
I evaluate trends in forest loss, population size, economic growth, and corruption within 12 nations that contain the large bulk of Asian tropical forests, and contrast these with trends occurring elsewhere in the tropics. Half of the Asian nations have already experienced severe (>70%) forest loss, and forest-rich countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia, are experiencing rapid forest destruction. Both expanding human populations and industrial drivers of deforestation, such as logging and exotic-tree plantations, are important drivers of forest loss. Countries with rapid population growth and little surviving forest are also plagued by endemic corruption and low average living standards.