Areas of rain forest in Sumatra and other Indonesian locations are being decimated by logging for paper mills and replacing the forests with palm oil plantations (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/may/26/tigers-stronghold-sumatra-poachers?INTCMP=SRCH). Most of the activity to driven by western demands for materials with little or no regard for the endangered animal and plant life in the area including Orang-utans, Sumatran tigers and rhinoceros. There are even suggestions that fires are started deliberately in these areas to speed up the deforestation process.
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
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