Chinese Companies Profit From Illegally Destroying Burma's Forests

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Chinese Companies Profit From Illegally Destroying Burma's Forests

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International environmental organizations say China's appetite for wood is fuelling illegal logging that is destroying Burma's forests. The Chinese government has sought to play down the extent of illegal logging by Chinese companies, but outside experts say the trade is growing.

Chinese workers in southwest China's Yunnan Province saw tall stacks of thick trees into planks at a lumber camp near the Burmese border.

International environmental organizations say more than 95 percent of these logs are imported illegally by Chinese companies colluding with officials on both sides of the border.

Susanne Kempel works for the British organization Global Witness, which reports on environmental degradation. She says logging is a major source of foreign revenue for Burma's military government but local people see no benefits from the booming trade.

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I'm waiting for a sattelite picture of Burma showing it with no forests... then everybody will wonder where did it go... reminds me of Sauramon digging up the forests for his war machine...

[ShockediSay]

1. So?, how many US companies profit from illegal destruction of environment

So?, how many US companies profit from illegal destruction of environmental assets,

including/especially US properties

[SujiwanKenobee]

2. SO?!

Quite the response. Noting what power/$ can do anywhere and pointing it out at the early stages is important. Anyone who is looking at the plantet as an organism should be concerned, especially as global warming becomes more evident. Using the pot-kettle-black logic is not helpful.