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    Forests of Borneo

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    Destruction of the land will not only affect the orang-utans but also the future generations of those who live off the forest. Views[218] A man clutches the sand containing his living. Gold is extracted from the sand. After many filtration processes, mercury - despite being illegal in Indonesia and damaging to the miners’ health, is used to extract the gold. Views[252] Mining operations have contributed a lot to the environmental damage of the nation’s forest, and have the greatest impact on the landscape, leaving the land desolate and bare. Views[405] Along the river entrances to National Reserves, guard posts are set up to protect the orang-utans from poachers and the forest from illegal loggers. Views[249] Today the forest of Borneo are but a shadow of those in the past, and the remaining are threatened by illegal logging and mining, and palm oil platations causing great concern for orang-utan conservation. Views[256]
     

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