Borneo healing plants threatened
28 April 2006
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Plants that can offer cures for many serious diseases could be lost because of deforestation in Borneo, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
Such plants could be used in the fight against cancer, Aids and malaria, the conservation group said in a report.
But the WWF warned that such knowledge could be lost “if the disappearing rainforests of the heart of Borneo are not adequately protected”.
Much of the deforestation on the island has been blamed on illegal logging
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