Unmarked drums of highly toxic chemicals are often just dumped. The consequences for these communities health and the environment are disastrous. IMF and World Bank policies orient economies towards exporting commodities to generate hard currency. Nations turn to their natural resource base, rapidly overexploiting their resources through unsustainable forestry, mining, and agricultural practices that generate pollution and destabilizes ecosystems and ultimately threaten future trade earnings. A clear example is forest loss.
Lumber is a quick and easy way for poor countries to make money.
Environmental programs are often are eliminated when SAPs dictate less social spending.