Untouched jungle in Sabah on the island of Borneo, one of the few remaining forested areas that have so far managed to avoid the loggers’ bulldozers. Photo: Shutterstock Untouched jungle in Sabah on the island of Borneo, one of the few remaining forested areas that have so far managed to avoid the loggers’ bulldozers. Photo: Shutterstock
Untouched jungle in Sabah on the island of Borneo, one of the few remaining forested areas that have so far managed to avoid the loggers’ bulldozers. Photo: Shutterstock
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Book review: Finding Eden tells of Borneo’s beauty before deforestation destroyed the island

In detailing his 1978-79 expedition of Borneo to study the remote Penan tribal people, English explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison laments how a pristine paradise has since been utterly destroyed by loggers and palm oil plantations

Topic |   E-books and audiobooks
David Wilson

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Untouched jungle in Sabah on the island of Borneo, one of the few remaining forested areas that have so far managed to avoid the loggers’ bulldozers. Photo: Shutterstock Untouched jungle in Sabah on the island of Borneo, one of the few remaining forested areas that have so far managed to avoid the loggers’ bulldozers. Photo: Shutterstock
Untouched jungle in Sabah on the island of Borneo, one of the few remaining forested areas that have so far managed to avoid the loggers’ bulldozers. Photo: Shutterstock
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