Deforestation isn't necessarily only linked directly to third world activities such as its use in the production of charcoal or directly as firewood for cooking and heating.
Many of us have exotic hardwood flooring as well as furniture that comes from some of the pressure and most vulnerable places on the planet. Wood is a lot like meat when you never see it's face or the animals in its canopy.
In Cambodia, hardwood like this is widely used as most aren't able to afford the upfront costs of a propane burner.
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