A Greenpeace aerial survey reveals an area of deforestation in Sumatra stripped for pulp and palm oil plantations and logging
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Deforestation in Indonesia has had a massive environmental impact on the country, home to some of the most biologically diverse forests in the world, ranking third behind Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[1]](Deforestation in Indonesia - Wikipedia) As late as 1900, Indonesia was still a densely forested country with the total forest representing 84 per cent of the total land area. Deforestation intensified in the 1970s[1]](Deforestation in Indonesia - Wikipedia) and continuously accelerated since than. As a result, the estimated forest cover of 170 million ha around 1900 decreased to 98 million ha by the end of the 20th century, at least half of which is believed to be degraded by human activity.[2]](Deforestation in Indonesia - Wikipedia) At present rates, tropical rainforests in Indonesia would be logged out in 10 years.[3]](Deforestation in Indonesia - Wikipedia)
Large areas of forest in Indonesia are being lost as native forest is cleared by large multi-national pulp companies and being replaced by plantations. Forest are often burned by farmers[4]](Deforestation in Indonesia - Wikipedia) and plantation owners. Another major source of deforestation is the logging industry, driven by demand from China and Japan.[5]](Deforestation in Indonesia - Wikipedia) Agricultural development and transmigration programs moved large populations into rainforest areas, further increasing deforestation rates.
Logging and the burning of forests to clear land for cultivation has made Indonesia, the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, behind China and the United States.[6]](Deforestation in Indonesia - Wikipedia) Forest fires often destroy high capacity carbon sinks, including old-growth rainforest and peatlands. In May 2010 Indonesia declared a moratorium on new logging contracts to help combat this.
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Running for it
Wildebeests run after crossing the Mara river during a migration in the Masaai Mara game reserve 165 miles southwest of Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 25. The migration is one of the world’s greatest wildlife spectacles taking place between the open plains of the Serengeti and the Masaai Mara. The animals migrate to greener pastures as the seasons change.
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