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We are destroying rainforests so quickly they may be gone in 100 years

We are destroying rainforests so quickly they may be gone in 100 years

GR:  Deforestation is a major cause of climate change and of biodiversity decline, extinction of amphibians, arthropods, birds, mammals, and reptiles. Economists and agritechnologists talk of reversing it now, but even in the U. S., forest harvest continues. In poorer countries, the immediate needs for cash and land for crops is not going to end with the advent of more productive crops and…

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Chinas Hunger For Timber Is Wrecking Mozambique

Chinas Hunger For Timber Is Wrecking Mozambique

China’s hunger for timber is wrecking Mozambique By Jeanne Kim @jeannesjkim July 23, 2014 Reblogged from:  Havehest China’s taking it all Reuters/Jianan Yu

“China, with its rapidly urbanizing population, is the world’s biggest importer of wood products. And in its dealings with Mozambique, it is increasingly buying timber that is illegally harvested, according to a new report (pdf).…

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