In danger of rainforest

KOTA KINABALU- Floating 743 thousand square kilometers, Borneo island is located in the third largest island of the world. On the island, there are three territory of the country, which is located in the north and west side of Malaysia, between the provinces of Sabah and Sarawak, and the Kalimantan region connected to Indonesia.

The majority of those living in Borneo, which is 18,5 million. In the depths of the island, the height of 70 meters is encountered in 15 thousand different types of plant, among menggaris trees. On the island where new plant species and animals were discovered every day, more than 20 percent of the forests in the last 25 years were destroyed by people.

According to the data of the World Natural Life Protection Foundation, named WWF, rainforest in Borneo quickly minimizes. Especially in the Kalimantan side, which consists of 72 percent of the island, then the forest coast was experienced. By 1992, the area covered by rainforest in Kalimantan is indicated that this figure is only around 200 thousand.

According toWWF, the situation across the island is not so bright. In 1950, the 90 percent of Borneo was born at the bottom of 50 percent of this rate today when creating rainforests. The forecast scenarios for the future of the foundation are revealing a more home situation. Accordingly, the forest area of the island in 2020 will decrease to 35 percent. [

The largest source of income in our day constitutes oil palm cultivation. Due to the fact that the manufacturer of palm oil used in many sectors from bio fuel to cosmetics industry has an important place in Borneo economy, the oil palm is planted instead of destroying rainforest every day. How to destroy the forests of oil palmism from the air, Borneo immediately points out. The destruction of forests for wood cutting, fires and other agricultural products for the timber comes out as other main threats for Borneo rainforest. (aaa)

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