Vanishing Borneo

The November 2008 issue of National Geographic published a story about the vanishing forests of Borneo (Borneo’s Moments of Truth) which at the same time truly sad and inspiring. The write-up plainly laid out the effects of the palm oil rush on the fast deforestation of Borneo and it’s natural (but mostly close to extinction) inhabitants.

I recall that the boyfriend had many times gushed on the beauty of the Borneo island and had always wished to one day have a visit. You see, to many people Borneo is the exotic tropical paradise with its lush canopy of trees, rich biodiversity and habitat to sui generis species discovered or undiscovered. For many, the crumbling fate of the island is unaware of.

I hate to admit it but i’m one of the many that still believed in the fable story of mysterious Borneo till i read about it in the November issue. Don’t get me wrong Borneo is still a amazingly beautiful place but it’s far from what it used to and fast vanishing too. Don’t believe it? Look at these.

- Deforestation due to the palm oil rush – taken from National Geographic

- Stripped and burned – taken from National Geographic

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