88. The Congo Basin, Africa
This is the second-largest rainforest on the planet. Researchers report that approximately 2 million acres of rainforest are lost annually. There are numerous reasons for this including civil warfare, logging, mining, and ranching.
Recently paved roads also make it easier for poachers to hunt down endangered species such as bonobos, forest elephants, gorillas, and okapis. Scientists predict that if conservation efforts are not increased, as much as two-thirds of the rainforest will be gone before 2040.
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