From Forests To Flooring

While Indonesia's timber industry is booming, its tropical forests are disappearing fast. Timber from illegal logging is made into stationary, flooring and furniture for sale in Japan, China, Europe, and the U.S.

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September 16, 2002, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Indonesia's timber industry is booming, good news for a country suffering widespread unemployment and mired in economic stagnation. There is a dark side, however... The upshot is that Indonesia's tropical forests, among the largest in the world, are rapidly disappearing. Vast tracts of once pristine forests have been reduced to barren and scarred wasteland. It is estimated that at least four million acres of forests an area roughly the size of Connecticut are being stripped of their trees every year, according to government statistics."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Indonesia's Forests Go Under the Ax for Flooring

Sunday, September 15, 2002 in The New York Times

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