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"Yamdena's forests are very old, and contain rare and unique species. Even the Indonesian government recognised their environmental importance in 1971, when it designated Yamdena a conservation area.

"Yet in 1991, that same government awarded a licence allowing a logging company to destroy most of Yamdena's forests. The islanders were not consulted about this decision. The first they knew was when loggers arrived on their island and began to cut down their trees."

" In 1995, after the outcry had died down, the government issued a new logging licence. Loggers moved in again, and today the forests are shrinking faster than ever before. The new logging company is state-owned. This means that opposing the logging is seen as anti-government - a very serious charge in Indonesia. The islanders are currently engaged in a lengthy court battle with the government to try to protect their forests. But Indonesia's courts are corrupt, and the prospects for victory do not look good."

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