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Protecting Borneo's Heart

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27 February 2013

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Malaysia; Indonesia; Brunei Darussalam

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Environment

The lush forests of the world’s third largest non-continental island - among the fast-shrinking band of forests functioning as the earth’s lungs - are being conserved to provide sustainable livelihood for local populations and a safe haven for thousands of animal and plant species.

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