Why are forests affected by wars?
The two world wars had major impacts on the forests. More trees were cut to meet the wartime requirements to britian. In java, the dutch accompanied scorched earth policy just before the Japanese occupation of the region. They destroyed sawmills and burnt huge piles of giant teak logs during the war. The Japanese continued exploration of the forests. They forced forest villagers to cut down trees of the forests. For many villagers it was an opportunity to expand the cultivated area.
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