Desertification in those areas is increasing, especially North Africa, and Central Asia.
The focus of environmentalists on the Rainforest is not productive. Solutions need to be future-oriented, and not directed towards restricting economic growth.
In other words, it is of primary importance for enivornmental organizations to create a positive vision of a greened planet, with a systematic forestation program for Africa and Central Asia, to create a prosperous environment and give Africans and Asians a future.
This vision is central to the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Marshall_Plan as well as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holistic_management_(agricultu...
Meanwhile, let Brazil have their wealth and prosperity with cutting a couple of their trees, they have too many anyway.