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The Last Stand of the Orangutan: State of Emergency: Illegal Logging, Fire and Palm Oil in Indonesia's National Parks

An urgent and compelling study on the dire future facing the orangutan's forest habitat. 

Peatland degradation fuels climate change  

Recent investigations by Wetlands International and Delft Hydraulics present new and shocking information on the huge emissions from a totally different source: degraded peatlands, mostly in South-east Asia. These new figures show that annual peatland emissions in South-east Asia far exceed fossil fuel contributions from major polluting countries and overshadow the reductions being sought under the Kyoto Protocol. Almost nothing is being done to address this problem even though there are cost-effective solutions and opportunities to do so. 

Ex-Indonesian General arrested for illegal logging. 6th July, 2006

The National Police said Tuesday they had arrested three company directors, including a retired two-star Army general, for their alleged roles in illegal logging in East Kalimantan.

Environmental Investigation Agency report on how US Free Trade Agreement encourages illegal logging

A As this report is published, the US is cementing economic partnerships which could further speed the destruction of Southeast Asian and Latin American forests. The list of looming US Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) reads like a who's who of states involved in the global illegal logging epidemic: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Peru and Central America.

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