Spiral
Mar 28th, 2005, 10:14 AM
Along Aceh's battered coastline, work has begun on new housing for those left homeless by the 26 December tsunami.
Rebuilding could put Indonesia's precious resource under pressure
Government officials estimate that 100,000 new houses will be needed over the next few years.
But environmentalists warn that this construction boom poses a major threat to Indonesia's ravaged tropical forests.
Ache regeneration fuels logging threat (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4376381.stm)
Rebuilding could put Indonesia's precious resource under pressure
Government officials estimate that 100,000 new houses will be needed over the next few years.
But environmentalists warn that this construction boom poses a major threat to Indonesia's ravaged tropical forests.
Ache regeneration fuels logging threat (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4376381.stm)