Borneo Rainforest To Be Protected

Today Indonesia announced its would end plans to establish a 1.8 million hectare oil plantation in the rainforest ofBorneo. The proposed plan, which was backed by Chinese investments, would have destroyed one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), some 361 species of animals have been discovered on the island in the past decade, including a mysterious fox-like creature spotted last year.
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