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Indonesia: In Aceh, an illegal logger reformed
2015-06-05 14:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: In his former life, Mukhtar made a living felling trees illegally. He was used to hiding from the police and angry villagers. Sometimes, he would run into the forest, and stay there for long stretches of time. That meant more time away from his wife and four kids at home. Their relationship suffered for it. "I started logging like this in the 1990s," said Mukhtar, who goes by one name. "I entered almost every protected forest in Aceh Jaya [regency] to find the best wood to fill my customers'...
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