Nearly all natural rubber extraction occurs on large plantations in tropical climates. The creation of these plantations requires clearing of tropical forests, the effects of which are numerous, including loss of habitat for forest fauna and the destruction of all non-rubber trees and plants.
Though natural rubber only counts for between 30-40% (au.gov) of produced rubber in circulation today, the destruction of forest ecosystems remains a pressing issue; for example, the destruction of the Chinese Xishuangbanna forests in favor of higher rubber productions threatens "the richest variety of flora and fauna" in China (reuters.com). As of 2003, about 67% of the region's tropical forests have been lost to rubber farming (reuters.com). Since most extraction of natural rubber occurs in economically underdeveloped states, environmental concerns often give way to economic desires (ex. state-owned rubber plantations in China).
The above video highlights the destruction of Amazon rainforest, in part due to latex extraction from rubber trees, and the consequences of said actions.
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