Why Myanmar villagers still engage in illegal logging of mangroves

Mongabay
Apr 30, 2019, 2:49 pm277 pts
IRRAWADDY DELTA, Myanmar — Just as dawn was breaking on a balmy morning this past January, U Khin Win left his home with a pair of black rubber boots and a sickle. He met his friend, U Tin Hla, who was filling up the tank of their small, rickety motorboat on the riverbank. U Khin Win and U Tin Hla live in…

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