According to phys.org:
These ways of managing people and nature continue to this day. Many industries still rely on the extraction of natural resources at low cost and in large quantities in the countries of the global south.
Rubber is not the only resource whose exploitation dates to the Industrial Revolution: palm oil, sugar, coffee and cocoa have also had, and still have, an impact on the forests of the global south and are based on the work of local people. The exploitation of these resources is also often the fruit of colonial history.
According to fool49:
The developed world has been taking advantage of the developing world, to extract resources, like rubber and sugar. Destroying their environment and communities. This started with the industrial revolution, and continues today. Especially in South America, Asia, and Africa. These countries should take back ownership of the plantations and mines, from private foreign companies, and form global cartels. So they can negotiate higher prices for their commodities, and protect their land and people.
The success of the Western capitalist model, is built on subjugation of the people in the global south. And deforestation and pollution of their local environment.
Reference: https://phys.org/news/2025-05-ongoing-deforestation-rooted-colonialism.html
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