A non-profit called Health in Harmony is fighting deforestation in Borneo by buying loggers’ chainsaws, and providing healthcare facilities.
Borneo was once covered in lush, dense rainforests, but they are rapidly disappearing. The Southeast Asian island, roughly three times the size of the UK, has lost half its forest cover since the 1930s, destroying precious habitat for wildlife such as the critically endangered orangutan, as well as valuable carbon stores. A non-profit called Health in Harmony is asking farmers to hand in their chainsaws in return for money, and a chance to set up an alternative livelihood.
Problems with palm oil Household logging has also reduced by 90%, according to HIH. Since 2017, 279 loggers have handed in their chainsaws, it said, which has protected an estimated 107,000 trees, including 15,000 old growth trees. But the lucrative palm oil industry still poses a threat.
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