A form of slash and burn farming

The planting on new trees and pants

The cutting down and removal of forest

Material transported by a river

Logging and mineral extraction

Population pressure

Energy supply

Commercial and subsistence farming

Large scale farming operations often completed by large companies

Plantation owners who receive tax incentives.

Farming of both cattle and crops

Small scale farming, for your own needs, with little to sell, often referred to as sustainable.

Mining of tin and smelting is common polluting the local environment

TRF has been cleared for mining and road construction reducing biodiversity.

Drilling for oil and gas has started on Borneo leading to more loss of TRF and contamination of local water supplies

TRF cleared for construction of new housing and motorways.

Malaysia is the world's largest exported of tropical wood.

'Clear felling' where all trees are felled was common leading to total destruction of forest habitats.

Selective logging has replaced 'clear felling' however trees are still being destroyed at an unsustainable rate.

Trees are set aside to increase biodiversity in the area

Too many crops are produced for the people to eat

Fair Trade has made the crops too expensive for the locals

Malaysia is the largest exporter of palm oil, increasing amounts of TRF are converted into plantations as plantation owners receive 10 year tax incentives.

Too many pesticides enter water ways polluting rivers

People in overcrowded cities where encouraged by the government to move to the countryside

This movement of people is called transmigration and occurred between 1950s and 1980s

Too many people seek work as farmers

This movement of people led to the felling of 15,000 hectares of TRF for new communities and plantations

Soil Erosion

More wood and TRF products

Economic development and climate change

Loss of Biodiversity

People will have less opportunities to grown their own veg and crops

Soil takes thousands of years to be replaced

Deforestation means soil can be easily removed and eroded away

Soil leads to a loss of biodiversity.

Loss of TRF will lead to loss of biodiversity

Many undiscovered plants could have medicinal purposes, a reduction will lead to less discoveries and cures.

Deforestation leads to exposed hillslopes, exposing soil to erosion by rain and wind - this leads to loss in biodiversity as plants die.

Deforestation destroys habitats on the ground and in the trees.

Pollution of water sources and an increasingly dry climate may result in water shortages.

Improved infrastructure opens up new areas of industrial development and tourism

Rising temperatures could devastate some forms of farming such as growing tea, fruit and flowers.

Companies will pay taxes to the government which can be used to improve public services such as education and water supply.

Rising temperatures could devastate some forms of farming such as growing fruit, tea and flowers.

The number of tourists attracted by rainforests could decrease.

Hydro-electric power will produce cheap and plentiful energy

Products such as palm oil and rubber provide raw materials for processing industries.

Deforestation impacts local and global climates

Trees absorb CO2 and emit oxygen, deforestation reduces this process.

The process of evaporation uses up heat and cools the air, if trees are cut down, this cooling ceases and temperatures increase.

Trees give off moisture by the process of transpiration, deforestation reduces the moisture in the air resulting in a drier climate.