illegal logging

Dr. Webb says most communities value the local forests, but illegal logging is often their only way to earn money to pay for health care.

"We have got evidence of widespread and anarchic illegal logging in national parks in both Kalimantan and Sarawak, " he said.

They also studied the threat of deforestation by looking at satellite imagery showing the rate of illegal logging.

Forest rangers patrol with elephants as part of a local government campaign against illegal logging in Jantho, Indonesia.

Illegal logging is estimated to cost it $2 billion a year in lost revenues. But that can be fixed by policing.

Conservationists and economists fear that if illegal logging is not halted, regional ecological and economic disaster could be imminent.

Illegal logging is still a huge contributor to the deforestation of this area.

Mr Samoilenko says those behind the illegal logging set fire to his car and then tried to burn down his parents' house, but failed.

Decided to hold the 4th U. S. -China Bilateral Forum on Combating Illegal Logging and Associated Trade this year.

In parts of East Africa, decades of illegal logging and clearing of land contributed to devastating droughts in recent years.

Engage in dialogue on illegal logging and explore ways to cooperate including through a bilateral agreement.

But illegal logging is depleting the rainforest -- and the U. S. is responsible for buying 80% of the mahogany.

Worldwide, these forests are threatened by illegal logging operations, land development and pollution.

State media subsequently quoted a senior agency official saying that the probe had found evidence of illegal logging.

Illegal logging is destroying the Lomas de Aparicio monarch colony, where millions of monarch butterflies spend the winter.

Webb says most communities do value the forests, but often illegal logging is their only way of earning an income.

China's state-run news agency says the country plans to work more with Burma to control illegal logging near their shared border.

However, deforestation from illegal logging within the park threatens the survival of this unique ecosystem.

Sometimes the cycle of destruction starts with illegal logging, which etches the first trails into the forest.

They say studies have shown that more than seventy percent of all wood processed in Indonesia comes from illegal logging operations.

It now covers the produce of illegal logging as well.

In February, a 24-year-old died from head damage in a local detention centre after being detained for illegal logging.

In May this year the former environment secretary of Mato Grosso was arrested over an illegal-logging scam.

But lack of management means it remains under serious threat from fire and illegal logging.

These guardians work with the community to try to prevent illegal logging.

Are to hold the third U. S. -China Bilateral Forum on Combating Illegal Logging and Associated Trade within this year.

The extent of illegal logging, like every other statistic on Indonesia's forests, is disputed.

The growing demand for wood, food, and charcoal has led to illegal logging and the snaring of wildlife within the park.

Although illegal logging has declined, it remains a major problem, the report says.

Clearly action taken by authorities in China and Burma to combat illegal logging in Kachin state has had a significant positive impact.

It is unprecedented for a national park in Madagacar to be closed to tourism because of illegal logging.

A Brazilian official involved in the expedition said many of them are in increasing danger from illegal logging.

Communities that do not take part in illegal logging pay about forty percent less for health care than those that do.

But he cautioned that the problem of illegal logging in Burma and imports in China was far from solved.

According to the think-tank Chatham House, global illegal logging has fallen by nearly a quarter since 2002.

I agree with the perspective above: illegal logging in China and China's demand for timber are two different matters.

Illegal Logging takes places in China - notably in Yunnan, typically with foreign involvement.

The result: Illegal logging in the province dropped by half between 2008 and 2010.

President's Initiative Against Illegal Logging

New Report Says China Profits from Illegal Logging