My mind got changed when the global temperature data showed no warming(over 600 skeptical papers published in the past three years related to this)  The major cause of deforestation is to grow bio fuels(green agenda, Indonesia, Africa, Brazil, USA), and for cooking, heating, in poor countries(green agenda to deny coal power plants to provide electricity). 

The main effect on our ecosystem is the net 14% increase in the earths biomass due to our added CO2.  Plants need less water with higher CO2, so the South Sahara is greening up. Peer reviewed papers on both.

Climate alarmism is simply not justified by the data.  Green agendas are killing bats, birds, Orangutans, with not a word from greens.  Shame.