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Commercial Logging | |
 ©2001 (photograph by R. Brown) |
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Commercial logging has led the way in destruction of rain forest since the 1800's, but surged dramatically in the 1960s and 1970s. Fees and taxes paid by logging companies have generally been extremely low. This photo was taken on Mount Busa, Mindanao, in 1993. |
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