US demand for RVs fuels deforestation on Indonesia's Borneo: NGOs

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Jakarta (AFP) Aug 20, 2025

Tropical wood demand from some of America's top RV brands is fuelling deforestation on the Indonesian island of Borneo, home to Asia's last great rainforest, according to a new investigation by environmental NGOs. The recreational vehicle industry is now the biggest consumer of tropical wood in the United States, UK-based NGO Earthsight and Indonesian NGO Auriga Nusantara said in a repor

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