Malaysia

• Commercial farming- one of the worlds largest exporters of palm oil
• Commercial farming- resulted in large areas if forest being cleared
• mineral extraction- tin mining and smelting has resulted in forest loss
• mineral extraction- forest is cleared for mineral transportation to ports
• Settlement and population growth- many people are moving away from the overcrowded cities to less populated areas
• settlement and population growth- roads are built to provide access to mining areas, new settlements and energy projects
• settlement and population growth- bakun dam flooded 700km2 of forest
• soil erosion- trees act as a canopy and protect the soil so when removed soil is easily polluted
• severe soil erosion caused in Penang island and Kuala lumpur due to forest clearance in their hilly areas.