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Nepal's forests 'being stripped by Indian timber demand'
Description: As India takes steps to protect its forests in the fight against climate change, timber smuggling from Nepal is on the rise, Nepalese conservationists and officials say. They say this increase in smuggling is the result of growing demand for timber from the Indian market.[Source: BBC News]
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11430622
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Source: BBC News
Publish Date: 9/28/2010
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