After being hammered by four tropical storms in two weeks, with over a thousand dead and more thousands stranded, Indonesia suspends logging.

There's a report here.

It wasn't so long ago that hundreds were killed in devastating mudslides which were also undoubtedly linked to the intensive deforestation. It's wonderful that finally something is going to get done about the idiotic damage being done to the country.

With any luck the rest of the world will start to sit up and take notice of the consequences of their actions.