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Borneo's peat lands going up in smoke
(4/21/2005) The tropical rainforests of Kalimantan have long been threatened and increasingly endangered by deforestation and other invasive types of human activity. However, a lesser known ecosystem in the region that is literally coming under fire, is the tropical peat lands, particularly in the central area of the province of Indonesian Borneo


Studying the rainforest canopy
(4/21/2005) The Global Canopy Programme, a groundbreaking new project dedicated to studying rainforest canopies, is about to enter the implementation stage in five tropical forests across the globe. Headed by Dr. Andrew Mitchell of Oxford University, the project will place giant cranes in Brazil, Ghana, India, Madagascar and Malaysia


Timber hungry China moves into Africa
(4/20/2005) With its projected growth rates, China will soon surpass the United States in wood consumption. This voracious appetite for timber is threatening tropical forests around the globe but nowhere is this more apparent than in Africa where China is increasingly focusing its development efforts and adding fuel to a booming trade in illegally harvested timber.


Kalimantan at the Crossroads: Dipterocarp Forests and the Future of Indonesian Borneo
(4/17/2005) Kalimantan at the Crossroads: Dipterocarp Forests and the Future of Indonesian Borneo


Deforestation in Borneo
(4/13/2005) Deforestation in Borneo


Biogeographical Forest Realms--Where Rainforests Are Located
(3/1/2005) The majority of tropical rainforests are found in four biogeographic realms: the Afrotropical (mainland Africa, Madagascar, and scattered islands), the Australian (Australia, New Guinea, and the Pacific Islands), the Indomalayan (India, Sri Lanka, mainland Asia, and Southeast Asia), and the Neotropical (South America, Central America, and the Caribbean islands).


Asian Forest Peoples
(3/1/2005) Asia is by far the most populous region on earth, and population pressures have pushed people into forested lands where they interrupt the lives of the few remaining forest people. The original inhabitants of Southeast Asia were dark-skinned, frizzy-haired, broad-nosed Australoids, some of whom moved into Australia. They were hunters, not farmers, but nonetheless used a wide variety of plants for food, medicinal remedies, and other useful products. These people since have been pushed into the extreme reaches of the rainforest by waves of immigration. Today the original people of Asian rainforests are found only in remote parts of forests of the Malay peninsula, Borneo, the Andaman islands, the Philippines (Palawan island), and New Guinea.


Brunei: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Brunei. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Indonesia: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Indonesia. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


India: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in India. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Maldives: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Maldives. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Malaysia: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Malaysia. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Myanmar: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Myanmar. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Nepal: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Nepal. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Pacific: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Pacific. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


China: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in China. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Cambodia: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Cambodia. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Laos: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Laos. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Bhutan: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Bhutan. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Bangladesh: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Bangladesh. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Philippines: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Philippines. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Papua New Guinea: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Papua New Guinea. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Singapore: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Singapore. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Sri Lanka: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Sri Lanka. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Taiwan: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Taiwan. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Thailand: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Thailand. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Vietnam: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Vietnam. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Asia: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Asia. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.


Comoros: Environmental Profile
(2/15/2005) An overview of tropical rainforets found in Comoros. Includes forest cover and deforestation statistics.



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