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Erromango Island in Vanuatu

Erromango Island developed the reputation of being a rather dangerous destination for 19th Century Presbyterian missionaries and was thus named rather ominously, the "Martyrs' Island". It developed an even more lucrative reputation by Sandalwood traders. The famous explorer and trader, Peter Dillon made the isle famous for its vast tracts of the prized aromatic timber favoured so much in China and the Far East in exchange for trading tea.

Exploitation quickly followed the discovery until the island was almost entirely depleted of sandalwood in only 50 years. Along with timber exploitation, the local populations suffered at the hands of infamous Blackbirders, who captured the islanders for work on the Australian and Fijian sugar plantations. Western diseases and epidemics soon followed, resulting in a devastating and tragic depopulation of the island.Kauri and other tropical hardwoods are still being exploited by Malayan logging companies, but local communities have been quite effec ... Read More...