Chinese hunger for 'world's smelliest fruit' threatens Malaysian forests

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 04:00 in Earth & Climate

Soaring demand for durians in China is being blamed for a new wave of deforestation in Malaysia with environmentalists warning vast amounts of jungle is being cleared to make way for massive plantations of the spiky, pungent fruit.

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