Illegal logging hits Asian forests, orangutans: U.N.

[Gato Moteado]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070206/sc_nm/environment_logging_dc_1

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Rampant illegal logging is destroying the tropical forests of Southeast Asia far quicker than had been feared, with dire impact on endangered orangutans and other wildlife, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

Without urgent action, 98 percent of remaining forests on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo could be gone by 2022, with serious consequences for local people and wildlife including rhinos, tigers and elephants, the U.N. report said.

"The situation is now acute for the orangutans," said the report by U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) experts.

this excerpt was very interesting:
"It is not being done by individual impoverished people, but by well-organized elusive commercial networks," said Achim Steiner, head of the UNEP.

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loggers, poachers and others destroying habitat in asia and elsewhere in the world are environmental terrorists and should be dealt with as such. corporations backing the destruction of the environment are terrorist networks and should be smoked out and destroyed. that's my view anyway.

[Ian David]

1. I never liked Dr. Zaius, anyway.

[Bonobo]

4. Boy was that funny!! Har har!

:sarcasm:

[ohio2007]

2. oh, rampant. Not regular illegal logging

that does make aa urgent difference
/sarc

[oblivious]

3. "...ruthless loggers...often protected by heavily armed militia commanded by foreign mercenaries"

[Gato Moteado]

5. yeah, that part was frightening

these people are terrorists

[Quantess]

6. Time for a kick.