What is the biggest threat to the rainforest?
What is the biggest threat to the rainforest? The ever-growing human consumption and population is the biggest cause of forest destruction due to the vast amounts of resources, products, services we take from it. Half the world's rainforests have been destroyed in a century, at this rate you could see them vanish altogether in your lifetime!
Are we going to lose the rainforest?
With the current rate of deforestation, the world's rainforests will be gone by 2100. The rainforest is home to more than half of all species on Earth.
What will rainforests be like in 100 years?
If the current rate of deforestation continues, the world's rain forests will vanish within 100 years- causing unknown effects on global climate and eliminating the majority of plant and animal species on the planet. Deforestation occurs in many ways.