Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Global Forest Watch


Global Forest Watch : http://www.globalforestwatch.org/

  • Malaysia has witnessed annual forest loss of 1.6 percent between 2000-2012, compared with Indonesia’s 1.0 percent. While the absolute area lost in Indonesia is far higher, more attention should be given to the dynamics in Malaysia, which is experiencing rapid deforestation due to expansion of its forestry and palm oil industries.

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