Logging and land-clearing

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‘Like killing my children’: former loggers now defend Assam’s forests

Illegal logging is robbing Indians of food, medicine and even saffron to dye monks’ robes. Now local people are fighting backIn the pitch dark, the volunteers walk for hours along roads surrounded by dense forest. They patrol in near silence, listening…

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From a forest in Papua New Guinea to a floor in Sydney: how China is getting rich off Pacific timber

China is the major buyer of wood from Pacific nations like PNG and Solomon Islands, which are implicated in illegal or unsustainable loggingRead more of our Pacific Plunder series hereAn illegally logged tree, felled in the diminishing forests of Papua…

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The $3bn bargain: how China dominates Pacific mining, logging and fishing

China received more than half of all seafood, wood, and minerals exported from the region in 2019. Experts warn this is creating ‘enormous challenges for sustainable development’Read more of our Pacific Plunder series hereOne country dominates the Paci…

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