The Knasaimos people in West Papua have suffered for many years from the negative impacts of illegal logging. A documentary from Handcrafted Films, the Environmental Investigation Agency and Telapak has brought international attention to the plight of these local communities and their efforts to protect the ancestral forests.
In many respects, the story in West Papau has similarities with the problems faced by the Tlahuican community in the Chichinautzin corridor, outside of Mexico City. The new documentary from the UNU, Voices of the Chichinautzin, looks at the issue of illegal logging inside a natural protected area and in the communal forests belong to the Tlahuica.
We will keep you posted on other films that touch upon the issue of illegal logging from around the world. For now, if you want to get a good understanding of the extent of the problem, we suggest you take a look at illegal-logging.info.
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by Brendan Barrett on January 10, 2008
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