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Tanzania rescinds decision to lift ban on wildlife exports
AFP, Published on 06/06/2022
» DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania on Sunday reversed its decision to lift a controversial ban on wildlife exports, a day after the move triggered an uproar in the east African nation.
Benin's rare swamp forest 'at risk of disappearing'
AFP, Published on 31/07/2021
» HLANZOUN FOREST (BéNIN) - In the freshwater swamp forest of Hlanzoun in southern Benin, majestic trees hum with chirping birds and playful monkeys.
Facebook purges ads for illegal wildlife in SEA as online trade surges
Reuters, Published on 06/08/2020
» YANGON: An ad showing a civet cat cowering in a cage being offered for sale on Facebook was just one of hundreds that the social media giant has removed in a crackdown on Southeast Asia's illegal wildlife trade during recent weeks.
Chinese hunger for durian threatens Malaysian forests
AFP, Published on 06/02/2019
» RAUB, Malaysia: Soaring demand for durians in China is being blamed for a new wave of deforestation in Malaysia with environmentalists warning vast amounts of jungle is being cleared to make way for massive plantations of the spiky, pungent fruit.
Big aquaculture bulldozes Borneo
Maurice Tamman, Reuters, Published on 31/10/2018
» PURU NI TIMBUL, Malaysia: Swinging his machete with an economy of movement that only the jungle can teach, Matakin Bondien lopped a stray branch from the path of his boat. He hopped barefoot from the prow, climbed a muddy slope and stared once more at what he'd lost.