Excerpt frm 'notstupid.org'
Malaysia is the 25th largest net emitter of CO2 in the UNFCC. An oppressive government and largescale corruption has let to the ongoing wholesale destruction of tropical forests in the region.
Malaysia's deforestation rate is accelerating faster than that of any other tropical country in the world, according to data from the United Nations. Analysis of figures from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) shows that Malaysia's annual deforestation rate jumped almost 86 percent between the 1990-2000 period and 2000-2005.
Some slides from a presentation about deforestation and its impact by the American embassy,and an interesting book i found recently...
Linkies:
'dreams'-'handmade'-'wooden designer block'-'Bijin Tokei'-'Dome House'-
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