Asia has already lost 95% of its frontier forests.

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Last Frontier: Illegal Logging in Papua and China’s Massive Timber Theft

Asia has already lost 95% of its frontier forests.

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By Julian Newman (in); Arbi Valentinus (in)
Year: 2005
Pages: 29
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 1437900372

Description

Asia has already lost 95% of its frontier forests. Most of what remains is confined to the Indonesian archipelago -- & the province of Papua in Indonesia is home to the largest tract. This report exposes how these last precious forests are being illegally felled & sold off wholesale to China, which is now the largest consumer of stolen timber in the world. Contents: Introduction; Illegal Logging Crisis; Illegal Logging in Papua Province; International Timber Smuggling Syndicates; China -- The Giant Awakens; & Recommendations. Illustrations.

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