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It Takes a Pillage to Raze the Wild
Illegal logging operation in Indonesia feeds China's appetite for wood |
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18 Feb 2005 |
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| It Takes a Pillage to Raze the Wild Illegal logging operation in Indonesia feeds China's appetite for wood A three-year investigation of some of the last remaining intact tropical forests in the Asia-Pacific region has revealed an enormous international smuggling ring, possibly the largest in the world involving a single type of wood, says a report from two enviro groups. In a billion-dollar-a-year operation, the criminal ... |
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| Topics: China, Indonesia, logging, news (all these topics) |
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