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.
Troopiline mets Malaisias võeti maha palkide saamiseks, troopiline mets Kamerunis muudeti õlipalmi - ja kautšukiistandusteks, mangroovisood Tais tehti krevetikasvandusteks, mageveelised padurad Kanadas kuivendati põllumaaks ning Filipiinide korallriffidel hakati dünamiidiga kala püüdma.