Deforestation in progress on Borneo Island for farmland development

Deforestation in progress on Borneo Island for farmland development

File photo taken in November 2011 shows forest being cleared for the development of palm oil plantations in the Malaysian part of Borneo Island. The orangutan population on the island, currently about 55,000, has been decreasing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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