Illegal loggers use pandemic as cover to ramp up activity in Sulawesi

Mongabay
May 24, 2021, 8:52 am357 pts
MAKASSAR, Indonesia — Illegal logging of rainforests on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi surged by 70% in 2020, according to findings by local NGO JURnal Celebes. The group attributes the increase to monitoring activities by forestry authorities being scaled back as part of wider mobility restrictions…

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