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Nothing else left to log: is eco-certified logging stripping Russia last old growth forests?
2014-08-15 20:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Russias trees fuel our increasing demand for wood-based products. The countrys vast forests, which cover over 800 million hectares or almost half its land area, are a major source of wood for global timber, paper and pulp industries. They are also home to some of the worlds most threatened wildlife species such as Siberian tigers and Amur leopards, as well as others like bears and lynx, and act as major carbon sinks. Among Russias forested lands lie intact forest landscapes (or IFLs). These...
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