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China’s Demand for Raw Materials Harms Communities Around the World

Posted: 23 Jan 2019 06:00 AM PST

The Solomon Islands' "commercially available forests will be gone in about 15 years" due to deforestation, said Lela Stanley, a Policy Advisor for Global Witness' Asia Forests team at the Wilson Center's recent China Environment Forum event. It looks like they are logging about 20 times faster than they should for the logging to be […] Related posts: As China Adjusts for "True Cost" of Rare Earths, What Does It Mean for Decarbonization? Reining in China's Aquafarming Sector: Interview...

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