Friday 11 May 2007

The Social Impacts of Forest Clearance

  • Loss of traditional land rights
  • Loss of sustainable non-timber forest industries
  • Health impacts from thick smoke for 3 months of the year
  • Reduction of household income, even in situations when plantations provide employment
  • 2% of population rely on palm oil industry, 44% of population rely on natural forest


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