Home Resources Threats to Rainforests | Rainforest Foundation UK Threats to Rainforests | Rainforest Foundation UK every 2 seconds, we lose an area of rainforest the size of a football pitch deforestation and forest degradation accounts for around 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions logging, mining, oil exploration and industrial plantations are some of the leading causes of deforestation the congo basin rainforest is a unique home to many endangered and threatened animal species, including the okapi, the bonobo and the forest elephant etc. Country United Kingdom Language English, French Region Europe Resource type Reports Strategic Pillars Indigenous Monitoring, Evaluation, Adapting & Social Learning Topic Lands, forests and territories Organization Rainforest Foundation UK View source More on this Reports Where We Work - The Rainforest Foundation Lands, forests and territories United Kingdom Europe Reports Past Projects | Rainforest Foundation UK Lands, forests and territories United Kingdom Europe Reports 100,000 citizens and scientists unite against a lifting of the DRC logging moratorium | Rainforest Foundation UK Lands, forests and territories United Kingdom Europe Reports People and Rainforests | Rainforest Foundation UK Lands, forests and territories United Kingdom Europe