Indonesia Environmental Crimes in Central Maluku !!!
Translated from Indonesian:
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14/12/2009 07:13
Arson Burned Thousand of Hectares Forest in Seram Island
The extinction of bird habitats of red cockatoos
Liputan6, Seram: Thousands of hectares of forest on the island of Seram,
Central Maluku, dried up due to forest fires. Based on Forest Service data,
more recently, at least 35 thousand hectares of forest in Seram has turned into
the fields and plantations. Arson suspected perpetrators of that utilizes the
plantation companies of local people.
Besides threatening ecosystems, forest fires are also invited widespread
landslides and flooding hazards. Another impact is the extinction of bird
habitats of red cockatoos. (IAN)
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