Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike has had trouble keeping her promise that the Tokyo 2020 Games would be environmentally friendly. Photo: AFP
Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike has had trouble keeping her promise that the Tokyo 2020 Games would be environmentally friendly. Photo: AFP
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How the Tokyo 2020 Games are killing rainforests in Malaysia and Indonesia

Green groups call on the IOC and Tokyo officials to be more environmentally conscious after it is revealed that nearly 90 per cent of the timber used to build a new stadium was sourced from Malaysia and Indonesia

Andrew McNicol
Andrew McNicol

Updated: 9:46am, 8 Apr, 2018

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Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike has had trouble keeping her promise that the Tokyo 2020 Games would be environmentally friendly. Photo: AFP
Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike has had trouble keeping her promise that the Tokyo 2020 Games would be environmentally friendly. Photo: AFP
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