Both legal and illegal logging are major causes of deforestation. Illegal logging makes up almost ten percent of the entire global timber trade.
More than a fifth of the world’s tropical rainforest has been destroyed. If deforestation is not controlled, there may not be any tropical forests left.
Sources:
Leslie Taylor. Author: The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. Retrieved on 28 December 2007 from http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm
