With deforestation rising, is Indonesia missing the forest for the trees?
Indonesia lost more than 26,000 sq km of primary and secondary forests last year, according to a new NGO report.
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Guardians of the forest: South-East Asia’s farmers are under threat from new EU rules on palm oil
A three-hour drive from Mr Maidin’s forest is Indonesia’s Engkulong Forest, home to valuable meranti trees and vulnerable ... The two South-east Asian countries account for about 85 per ...
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Don't write off logged tropical forests -- converting to oil palm plantations has even wider effects on ecosystems
A research team has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ... by the South East Asia Rainforest ...
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Nature benefits when logged tropical forests are left to recover – here’s how
After two or three rounds of logging, the large, most valuable trees have mostly been taken. These forests are often heavily degraded. In Borneo and much of south-east Asia, selective logging was ...
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Hong Kong scientists fight to save city-defining fragrant incense trees
A stone’s throw from the city’s urban centre are forests that are home to trees that produce fragrant – and valuable – agarwood, used in a number of high-end products from incense and ...
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Trees 'Remember' Wetter Times − Never Having Known Abundant Rain Could Buffer Today's Young Forests Against Climate Change
(MENAFN- The Conversation) What does the future hold for forests ... years, trees have been dying due to effects of climate change around the world . In Africa , Asia , North America , South ...
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Quirky trees to spot on your travels
The book features 50 different tree species from across the world and not only do the authors describe the trees ... wild in forests across India and Pakistan, Vietnam and south east China.