ScienceChina's rubber industry affecting forestsTo play this audio please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoScienceMike Ives01/23/2014January 23, 2014China's tire industry is booming. It sources rubber from plantations across the southwest of the country. These monoculture plantations are causing the soil to degrade and killing off the region's rich biodiversity.https://p.dw.com/p/1Aw8cAdvertisement