What is presently threatening rainforests?

Question

What is presently threatening rainforests?

Answer 1

People cutting them down so they can plant crops,

and sell off the wood from them.

Answer 2

Deforestation for wood and the research of plants that scientist may think can cure diseases.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Nothing.

Answer 5

Ethanol production followed by expanding agriculture for the normal agriculture

and the production of palm oil for soap

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Answer 6

Humankind. Mainly with deforestation. We cut down trees for lumber, land for cattle to graze, etc when there are many alternatives. This increases global warming and CO2 because the plants in rainforests absorb CO2.