Mozambique faces race against time to end illegal logging
“We are cleaning the house now”, says Celso Correia. The young, smartly-dressed, minister for land, environment and rural development in Mozambique is talking about the corruption and illegal logging that
View ArticleInterpol issues notice about illegal timber trading operation in Brazil
The notice, issued on August 30, stems from an investigation by the Brazilian Federal Police that uncovered a technique employed by illegal timber traders in the country. The method in question involves
View ArticleIndonesia and EU announce historic deal on timber trade
Indonesia will in November become the first country in the world to export wood products to the European Union meeting new environmental standards in a move aimed at bolstering transparency and curbing
View ArticleProposed sale of timber from palm oil concession sparks alarm in Liberia
A move by Liberia to open up oil palm concessions to the timber market is riling conservationists who say this could give logging companies a big loophole around forest protection regulations. In July,
View ArticleOpportunities for improved transparency in the timber trade through...
In May 2014, the Member States of the United Nations adopted Resolution 23/1 on “strengthening a targeted crime prevention and criminal justice response to combat illicit trafficking in forest
View ArticleIllegal logging and related timber trade: dimensions, drivers, impacts and...
Illegally harvested and traded timber continues to strongly impact our environment, societies and economies, including endangering biological diversity and climate change mitigation. Existing regulations
View ArticleBrazilian conservationists develop new tool to cut illegal wood from supply...
Companies that want to buy Brazilian timber without contributing to illegal deforestation have a new tool to help them ensure stolen wood does not appear in their supply chains - a digital platform...
View ArticleUganda: Govt Deploys UPDF, Police in Rakai Forest
Rakai — Government has deployed a combined force of UPDF soldiers and police in Malabigambo Central Forest Reserve in Kyebe Sub-county, Rakai District, to fight illegal logging. This follows reports
View ArticleJudgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding confiscation of vehicles...
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Madhya Pradesh & Others Vs Kallo Bai dated 08/05/2017 regarding confiscation of vehicles by the Forest Development Corporation,
View ArticleNew report details enormous corruption, illegal logging along Vietnamese...
Vietnamese officials, companies and private individuals are systematically smuggling huge amounts of illegally logged timber from protected areas of Cambodia into Vietnam, according to a new report.
View ArticleColombia’s constitutional court grants rights to the Atrato River and orders...
The ruling notes that the concept of “nature as a true subject of rights that must be recognized by states and exercised under the tutelage of their legal representatives.” Colombia’s constitutional court
View ArticleForestry Commission impounds 19 trucks with Illegal sawn timber
Officials of the Forestry Commission have intensified their fight against illegal logging in efforts to stem the tide of deforestation and ensure sustainable forest resource exploitation. In this...
View ArticleDespite ban, CUTS concerned that illegal Mukula trade has continued
The Consumer Unit Trust Society (CUTS) International Zambia has expressed concern that despite the ban on the harvest, transportation and exportation of Mukula tree, there is a lot of illegal trading.
View ArticleSenegal to revamp logging laws after massacre linked to timber trade
President Macky Sall on Thursday suspended all authorisations for logging and ordered an overhaul of Senegal’s forestry laws after a massacre connected to the illegal trade in timber. In a statement,
View ArticleZambia at risk of timber deficit
GOVERNMENT has warned that the country is at risk of a timber deficit if the excessive cutting down of trees is not curbed. Speaking when she officiated at a tree planting exercise at Kaunda Square
View ArticleKenya: Destruction of Forests in Kisii Goes on Despite Logging Ban
Destruction of forests in Kisii County continues even in the face of a ban on logging by the government. In the last five years alone, at least one forest has been decimated by the county government
View ArticleTanzania vows to reinforce fight against illegal timber trade
The government of Tanzania has formed a task force aimed at reinforcing the implementation of the Zanzibar Declaration on Illegal Trade in Timber and Other Forest Products, an official said on Thursday.
View ArticleIllegal logging will not derail 10% forest cover target — Planning PS
Illegal logging and corruption practices around forest conservation have put forests on the verge of extinction. In an interview with the Star, Planning PS Julius Muia says raising the forest cover to
View ArticleCorrupt officials to blame for loss of Kenya’s forest cover: government report
A government taskforce in Kenya has called for the management of the Kenya Forest Service to be sacked and some of its staff investigated for alleged corruption which it said had allowed for illegal...
View ArticleIndia is currently the most dangerous country for forest rangers: Study
Between 2012 and 2017, India accounted for nearly 31 per cent - 162 of 526 - ranger deaths On February 20, 2017, Range Forest Officer (RFO) Daulat Ram Lader was having his ritual after-dinner tea with
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