Using four or more complete sentences, explain why people harvest forests in south and southeast asia. what environmental issue has this caused in both regions?

The promise of jobs and prosperity, among other factors, pulls people to cities. Half of the global population already lives in cities, and by 2050 two-thirds of the world's people are expected to live in urban areas. But in cities two of the most pressing problems facing the world today also come together: poverty and environmental degradation.

Poor air and water quality, insufficient water availability, waste-disposal problems, and high energy consumption are exacerbated by the increasing population density and demands of urban environments. Strong city planning will be essential in managing these and other difficulties as the world's urban areas swell.

people harvest forests in South and Southeast Asia for the purpose such as logging and clear-cutting for food production. The major reason which is mostly survival. As result of ensuring circulation of food to alleviate poverty and hunger. As such, cash crops and agriculture are the main drivers behind the harvesting of forest.

Explanation: The environmental issue this has caused is depletion of natural resourcesiin order to meet global demand especially for timber. Which could lead result to Southeast Asia's biodiversity vanishing in future.