Exploiting a political crisis, Malagasy timber barons are robbing this island nation of its sylvan heritage, illegally cutting down scarce species of rosewood trees in poorly protected national parks and exporting most of the valuable logs to China.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/world/africa/25madagascar.html
Exploiting a political crisis, Malagasy timber barons are robbing this island nation of its sylvan heritage, illegally cutting down scarce species of rosewood trees in poorly protected national parks and exporting most of the valuable logs to China.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/world/africa/25madagascar.html
Money invested in protecting nature can bring huge financial returns, according to a major investigation into the costs and benefits of the natural world.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8357723.stm
A diary of the journey along the controversial BR-319 between Porto Velho and Manaus for 10 days from 24 October.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8314407.stm
Phtots of the journey can be found here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bbcworldservice/collections/72157622634394304/
http://cde.cerosmedia.com/1T4ac61dd11a4c3728.cde
Brilliant online book from the Princes Rainforest Trust highlighting the problem of rainforest destruction
