deforestation

Chinese search for Madrid fueling deforestation, biodiversity loss in Taraba Forests

Chinese search for Madrid fueling deforestation, biodiversity loss in Taraba Forests

The search for Rosewood, popularly known as Madrid among the locals by the Chinese Nationals has continued to fuel deforestation, leading to biodiversity loss and climate change in the Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State. MAWA-Foundation learned that Madrid is highly valuable and has become the most expensive wood in China as it is …

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Chinese search for Apa and Bubinga fueling deforestation in Cross Rivers Forest

Chinese search for Apa and Bubinga fueling deforestation in Cross River Forests

The search for two expensive pieces of wood, “Apa and Bubinga” by the Chinese nationals are fueling unprecedented deforestation in Cross Rivers Forests and putting them under severe threat, resulting in indigenous communities’ threat to livelihoods and exposing them to dangerous climate change impacts. Carrying out the act, Chinese nationals pay the locals who spot …

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