Deforestation In The Amazon Rainforest

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The world has been having an ongoing problem of deforestation for the past couple of years. Furthermore, the two countries that seem to have the largest deforestation issue in the world are Brazil and Indonesia. They are both countries that have vast amounts of rainforest and due to the increased demand around the world of timber, arable land, and soybeans, the amount of rainforest decreases on an annual basis. The Amazon rainforest is the largest on the planet and even though it spreads out to various countries around South America, the country that seems to be suffering the most from deforestation throughout this area is Brazil. They have been losing vast amounts of forest each year and at this rate; by 2030, they could have a 40% decrease

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