A tropical forest in Malaysia was razed for intensive logging, a tropical forest in Cameroon was converted to oil palm and rubber plantations, a mangrove swamp in Thailand was turned over to shrimp farming, a freshwater marsh in Canada was drained for agriculture, and a coral reef in the Philippines was dynamited for fishing.
فقد قُطعت اشجار غابة مدارية في ماليزيا بأعداد كبيرة للاتّجار بأخشابها مما ادى الى دمارها الكلي ،‏ وحُوّلت غابة مدارية في الكاميرون الى بساتين لزراعة شجر نخل الزيت وشجر المطاط .‏