May 6, 2008 (DVB)-Destruction of Burma’s mangrove forests may have contributed to the devastating impact of the recent cyclone that swept the country, ASEAN leader Dr Surin Pitsuwan said in a speech today. Dr Surin said population increases had led to an "encroachment into the mangrove forests which used to serve as a buffer between …
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From illegal timber to tiger skins, Myanmar is destroying its environment for a quick buck
Oct 14, 2007 (AP) – Truckloads of illegal timber cross the Myanmar border to sawmills in China, while markets along the Thai border openly sell bear paws, tiger skins and elephant tusks. Further inland, the repressive military regime plans to dam one of Asia’s purest rivers, and allows gold and gem mines to tear up …