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How Green Was Myanmar's Valley?
Myanmar quickly being deforested for world timber trade, quick cash |
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17 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 11:32 AM on 17 Oct 2007 Ever wonder what the military government of Myanmar is up to when it's not quashing peaceful, pro-democracy protests? According to environmental groups, the regime has allegedly been profiting from large-scale illegal logging operations that feed sawmills across the border in China. Green group Global Witness estimates that up to 95 percent of Myanmar's timber exp ... |
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| Topics: Asia, deforestation, news (all these topics) |
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Go for Choke
Deliberate forest fires cause choking haze in Southeast Asia |
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23 Oct 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Go for Choke Deliberate forest fires cause choking haze in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia has been suffering through hellish smog over the last few weeks thanks to Indonesian farmers and owners of timber and palm-oil plantations who have set massive fires to clear land. Slash-and-burn practices are illegal in Indonesia, but nonetheless take place every year and rarely result in punishment. This year, th ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, Asia, deforestation, Indonesia, news (all these topics) |
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