Illegal mangrove logging surges in Indonesia amid economic hardship

Mongabay
Dec 10, 2021, 10:27 am302 pts
BATAM, Indonesia — Indonesian officials in Sumatra’s Riau Islands province have reported a 280% increase in seizures of mangrove wood from would-be smugglers this year, attributing the surge in illegal logging to economic hardship among local fishers. Provincial police said they had confiscated 21,186…

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