9 April, 2021 − The tropical forests maintain global climate and nurture the riches of nature. The rich world’s demands are destroying them.
— Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/rich-worlds-demands-fell-poorer-worlds-forests/

demand from the well-heeled for chocolate, rubber, cotton, soy, beef and exotic timber has meant that poorer nations have actually increased their levels of deforestation.