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Illegal logging responsible for loss of 10 million hectares in Indonesia

Deforestation in Sumatra

Lush tropical rainforest once covered almost all of Indonesia's 17,000 islands between the Indian and Pacific oceans. And just half a century ago, 80 per cent remained. Full Article at The Independent

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