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17/05/2013 NGOs say forest moratorium must come with sanctions for violators
Activists are applauding the extension of a government moratorium on issuing forest exploitation permits, ... 		The Jakarta Post

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16/05/2013 Earth to Tea Party: Lacey Act Still Working
Last year, Tea Party Members of Congress temporarily persuaded GOP leadership to abandon their usual ... 		Glenn Hurowitz, for The Huffington Post

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15/05/2013 Forest cover areas reduce to 19% of entire area
The forest areas in Myanmar is decreasing at a rapid rate, prompting concerns among the government officials ... 		Eleven Myanmar

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15/05/2013 In Latin America’s Second Largest Rainforest, an Indigenous Tribe Fights for Its Land
Deep inside the verdant expanse of Nicaragua’s Bosawás Biosphere Reserve—the western ... 		TIME

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15/05/2013 Vested interests pushing Amazonian highway bill, putting uncontacted groups and the environment at risk under the guise of development
Plans to build a 270 km highway through the Peruvian Amazon are mired in legal violations and potential ... 		Global Witness

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15/05/2013 Papua Officer Tied to Rp 1.5 Trillion From Fuel Smuggling and Illegal Logging
... 		Jakarta Globe

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15/05/2013 Phayung fight crosses border
The illegal logging of phayung, or Siamese rosewood, in Thailand's protected forests has become ... 		Bangkok Post

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14/05/2013 Cameroon hopes EU timber labelling can protect forests
Cameroon’s government has introduced a new timber mark that will appear on all legitimate wood ... 		Thomson Reuters Foundation

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14/05/2013 The Death of "Sustainability"
Can destroying a tropical rainforest be "sustainable"? ... 		Glenn Hurowitz, for The Huffington Post

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14/05/2013 In Cambodia, China Fuels Deadly Illegal Logging Trade
On April 26, 2012, Cambodian environmentalist Chut Wutty was killed during an investigation into illegal ... 		TIME

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