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Forest fires and logging threaten India's progress on climate goals
2016-06-07 05:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Since the end of April, fires in parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have destroyed or damaged 26,000 hectares of forests, and killed three people , officials say. The forest fires, touched off by timber smugglers, poachers and farmers, have been a particular problem this year as a result of high temperatures and low rainfall, experts say. Nationwide, the country is losing an average of a million hectares to fires each year, according to a 2014 report from the government's National Institute...
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