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Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase, or sale of timber in violation of laws.The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal, including using corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission, or from a protected area; the cutting down of protected species; or the extraction of timber in excess of agreed limits.
[5] [6] Excess logging can lead to irreparable harm to ecosystems, such as deforestation and biodiversity loss. [7] [8] Infrastructure for logging can also lead to other environmental degradation. These negative environmental impacts can lead to environmental conflict. [7] [8] Additionally, there is significant occupational injury risk involved ...
Salvage logging is the practice of logging trees in forest areas that have been damaged by wildfire, flood, severe wind, disease, insect infestation, or other natural disturbance in order to recover economic value that would otherwise be lost.
Crop yield (Y) and depth of water table (X in dm).At shallow depth the yield reduces. Antique Dutch windmills used to pump water into the embanked river to prevent waterlogging of the lowlands behind them.
As the underwater logging industry becomes more popular and profitable, this increased usage will occur. [5] The process of underwater logging itself will also have a negative impact on the environment, as the logs themselves add weight to the ships, forcing said ships to work harder and use more time and energy to transport their cargo. [5]
Researchers have found that, in terms of environmental services, it is better to avoid deforestation than to allow for deforestation to subsequently reforest, as the latter leads to irreversible effects in terms of biodiversity loss and soil degradation. [168]
Road construction has the largest feedback effect, because it interacts with—and leads to—the establishment of new settlements and more people, which causes a growth in wood (logging) and food markets. [19] Growth in these markets, in turn, progresses the commercialization of agriculture and logging industries.
Environmental protection, or environment protection, is the practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, groups and governments. [1] Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where it is possible, to repair damage and reverse trends.