ron mcbride has this report. >> the photographers along hong kong's waterfront are a good barometer ofow much visitors are spending. the news is not good. business is down more than half. >> we are facing a hard time. the mainland chinese are not spending as easily as they did before. >> at the airplane the arrival hall the shocking promotion sounds more like a plea for visitors with less money to spend. hit hardest are the luxury brands with some flag ship stores closing. >> what we're hearing is the high end with th hit. >> this book shop is totally reliant on visitors from the mainland. it specialized on titles banned by the chinese government. business is down by 50%, making it hard for pay the rent. >> all the other shop owners they're asking fo to cut down the rent. >> it is located on one of the city's most expensive shopping districts now seeing business cuts in rents as landlords struggle as well. >> this used to be the most expensive retail space, but it has turned it into second place. rents here are still inflated thanks for china's spending spree, and have a lot further to

ron mcbride, hong kong. >> he hello. >> the country has one of the highest deforest station rails inthe world. we have this report where residents have taken matters into their own hands. >> taking back what is theirs. tree by tree. the people of in mexico are attempting to repair forests damaged by loggers. trees supplied by the federal government. it's a big change. a few years ago if they even entered the forests, gangs would be waiting. >> oarmando lost two friends. >> we're taking back what belongs to us. >> they attacked the loggers' trucks forced out the gunmen and local government officials they accused of protecting them. the sound of chainsaws echoed across this forest until the people wrestled back control from the groups illegally logging here. since then they've reforested 1,000 hectares, but they have a long way to go to repair the damage. >> the loggers have destroyed half of the community's forests over the years. >> this has all been destroyed. they cut down these trees three months ago. >> some of the trucks captured have been returned by volunteers up in the airs.

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