From jganas@together.net Fri Oct 13 09:25:59 2000 Received: from mxu2.u.washington.edu (mxu2.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.9]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.05/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id JAA161128 for ; Fri, 13 Oct 2000 09:25:58 -0700 Received: from mx03.together.net (mx03.together.net [209.91.0.63]) by mxu2.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW00.02/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id JAA24894 for ; Fri, 13 Oct 2000 09:25:57 -0700 Received: from jganas (dial-61-max-01.knnh.together.net [207.41.50.189]) by mx03.together.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id MAA05521 for ; Fri, 13 Oct 2000 12:25:53 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001201c03532$422a9de0$7bfcfea9@jganas> From: "Jessica" To: Subject: deforestation in Malaysia Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2000 12:25:52 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C03510.BA266080" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C03510.BA266080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello to all, A friend and supporter of Mona Foundation in Spain wants to send this = message. She has been last August in Malasya doing a report on = deforestation and situation of primates there. She has terrible = pictures. She got this message from somebody she met there. We are trying to get e-mails and adresses to send letters, if anybody = has anny ideas please tell us. Thanks, =20 Olga Feliu Fundaci=F3 MONA IPPL, Spain > "Benta Wawasan Project." This project is going to convert > 241,399 ha of lowland tropical rainforest, which has the > highest biodiversity on earth, in to a mono-culture, single > species, tree plantation! The tree planted is Acacia magium, a > soft wood species, introduced from Australia, that going to > feed a huge pulp and paper mill. The project is a joint venture > project between the China and Malaysia. The location of this > plantation is at the heard of Sabah, in the largest lowland > forest remain in Sabah, between the Danum Valley conservation > area and the Maliau Basin Conservation Area. The plantation > will eventually cut the linkage zone and corridoor between > these two important protected rainforests. The first stage of > logging already been carried out last year which has caused the > Segama River, the river that run through Danum Valley Field > Center, become very muddy and high sedimentation. The second > phase of forest clearing, is going to implement very soon. Many > efforts have been done to stop this project but unfortunately > all failed, due to the authority comes from very high (Prime > Minister). > If the forest has been cleared to the size the project > proposed, this mean that the following amount of > "mega-wildlife" in the country is going to lost their habitat > and died. To make the calculation easier, I used 2000 km2 of > forest, instates of 2413 km2 as proposed in the project. >=20 > species density number of animals in this = forest > Elephant: 1 elephant/7 km2 286 elephants > Sun bear 1 bear/ 4 km2 500 bears > clouded leopard 1 leopard/ 4 km2 500 leopards > oranguatn 1 orangutan/ km2 2000 orangutan > gibbons* 1 group of gibbon/ km2 6400 groups of gibbons >=20 > * gibbon's group consists of 2-3 individuals > The density of animals are referred from "A Fauna Survey of Sabah" by > Davies and Payne, 1982, published by WWF. >=20 > We are very frustrated here as we tried many ways to stop > "the biggest disaster" in Southeast Asia. The political power involved > is way too big for us to do anything. I hope you can report something > about this catastrophic and let the world know that we are losing our > priceless biodiversity. The problem is not just losing the forest, > wildlife and biodiversity, it also create more and more catastrophic > to this part of the world, like pollution (waste from the pulp mill), > fire (Acacia magium plantation is very dry burn easily), social (many > illegal workers will be imported) and hunting. All of the animals > mention above, plus many many more will be doom, if we don't act NOW I hope to see you soon back in Sabah. Wong. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C03510.BA266080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello to all,
A friend and supporter of Mona = Foundation in Spain=20 wants to send this message. She has been last August in Malasya doing a = report=20 on deforestation and situation of primates there. She has terrible=20 pictures. She got this message from somebody she met=20 there.
We are trying to get e-mails and = adresses to send=20 letters, if anybody has anny ideas please tell us.
Thanks,
 
Olga Feliu
Fundaci=F3 MONA
IPPL,=20 Spain

>        "Benta = Wawasan=20 Project." This project is going to=20 convert
>        241,399 ha of = lowland=20 tropical rainforest, which has=20 the
>        highest = biodiversity on=20 earth, in to a mono-culture,=20 single
>        species, tree=20 plantation! The tree planted is Acacia magium,=20 a
>        soft wood species,=20 introduced from Australia, that going=20 to
>        feed a huge pulp = and paper=20 mill. The project is a joint=20 venture
>        project = between the=20 China and Malaysia. The location of=20 this
>        plantation is at = the=20 heard of Sabah, in the largest=20 lowland
>        forest remain = in=20 Sabah, between the Danum Valley=20 conservation
>        area and = the=20 Maliau Basin Conservation Area. The=20 plantation
>        will = eventually cut=20 the linkage zone and corridoor=20 between
>        these two = important=20 protected rainforests. The first stage=20 of
>        logging already = been=20 carried out last year which has caused=20 the
>        Segama River, the = river=20 that run through Danum Valley=20 Field
>        Center, become = very=20 muddy and high sedimentation. The=20 second
>        phase of forest = clearing, is going to implement very soon.=20 Many
>        efforts have been = done to=20 stop this project but=20 unfortunately
>        all = failed, due=20 to the authority comes from very high=20 (Prime
>       =20 Minister).
>        If the = forest has=20 been cleared to the size the=20 project
>        proposed, this = mean=20 that the following amount = of
>       =20 "mega-wildlife" in the country is going to lost their=20 habitat
>        and died. To = make the=20 calculation easier, I used 2000 km2=20 of
>        forest, instates of = 2413=20 km2 as proposed in the project.
>=20
>       =20 species           = =20 density         number of = animals in=20 this forest
>       =20 Elephant:          1 = elephant/7=20 km2       286=20 elephants
>        Sun=20 bear           1 bear/ = 4=20 km2          500=20 bears
>        clouded=20 leopard    1 leopard/ 4 = km2      =20 500 leopards
>       =20 oranguatn          1 = orangutan/=20 km2       2000=20 orangutan
>       =20 gibbons*          1 group = of=20 gibbon/ km2 6400 groups of gibbons
>
>  * gibbon's = group=20 consists of 2-3 individuals
> The density of animals are referred = from "A=20 Fauna Survey of Sabah" by
> Davies and Payne, 1982, published by=20 WWF.
>
> We are very frustrated here as we tried many ways = to=20 stop
> "the biggest disaster" in Southeast Asia. The political = power=20 involved
> is way too big for us to do anything. I hope you can = report=20 something
> about this catastrophic and let the world know that we = are=20 losing our
> priceless biodiversity. The problem is not just = losing =20 the forest,
> wildlife and biodiversity, it also create more and = more=20 catastrophic
> to this part of the world, like pollution (waste = from the=20 pulp mill),
> fire (Acacia magium plantation is very dry burn = easily),=20 social (many
> illegal workers will be imported) and hunting. All = of the=20 animals
> mention above, plus many many more will be doom, if we = don't act=20 NOW
I hope to see you soon back in=20 Sabah.

Wong.
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