Jared Diamond explained how this process, as part of a general exploitation of resources, doomed the Rapa Nui on Easter Island.
Jared Diamond explained how this process, as part of a general exploitation of resources, doomed the Rapa Nui on Easter Island. The Sumatran oranguatan has become endangered due to this process, which is common in Indonesia as (*) palm oil consumption has increased. For ten points, name this ecologically-dangerous process in which a tree-heavy biome is cleared and converted to human use, a process that is currently endangering the Amazon.
Jared Diamond explained how this process, as part of a general exploitation of resources, doomed the Rapa Nui on Easter Island.
deforestation (accept word forms and equivalents that describe any type of forest being cleared or otherwise artificially destroyed; prompt on clearing before "cleared" is read; do not accept or prompt on natural processes like wildfires that may have the same effect)