Before the trekking, I did not know that there were too many trees cut down especially when we were brought to a hill top and saw a massive of clear land with constructions in progress. When we were inside the jungle, no animals were in sight. There were trees, carpets of fallen leaves, rattan, ferns, lalang and lianas. These inner beauties in the jungle were really fascinating, despite the destruction that had been made by man. So for me, the experience was just alright, about 6/10. There were no challenges faced, apart from walking through the fallen branches and loose rocks, where we could easily slipped if we were not careful. The weather at that time was not that hot as it was already late. All in all, the scenary in the jungle was breathtaking. It also concerns me: Few trees; loss of shelter; clear land; soil erosion; landslide; destroy the livings. On second thought, we might want to support the government to clear the land and make Brunei a more developing country but that would be another different story...
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It might be the black carbon from the soil. Things that were already decomposed a long, long time ago such as leaves and eventually turn black. One resource stated that this kind of soil is fertile, full of nutrients and suitable for agriculture. But I'm not sure if it is the same with that soil shown in the picture [Raimie]
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