A worker walks past logs on barges along the river near Yangon on April 7, 2014. Much of the teak felled in the Bago Yoma makes its way to Myanmar's commercial capital, where it is then often exported overseas. (AFP)

Logged out: Conflict drives deforestation in Bago mountains

The teak trees of the Bago Yoma mountain range have long been a target for illegal logging, but the practice has intensified amid the post-coup chaos, with the involvement of both junta and resistance forces.

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