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The use of poor logging practices and heavy machinery leads to overlogged forests. [1] Norman Myers argued that forms of environmental degradation like overlogging are a consequence of "perverse subsidies." [2] The production of disposable tissues significantly contributes to the effects of overlogging. [3]
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.
[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 ...
Changing the dull creep of environmental impacts from being viewed as acceptable to being seen a reason for change to more sustainable practices. [61] Education about the necessity of family planning to slow population growth is important as greater population leads to greater human caused habitat destruction. [ 62 ]
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.
Thus, logging expanded significantly in the 1980s, with logging roads providing access to remote lands for settlers and developers. [17] Logging in Borneo in the 1980s and 1990s was some of the most intensive the world has ever seen, with 60–240 cubic meters of wood being harvested per hectare versus 23 cubic meters per hectare in the Amazon ...
Logging industry provide a ground for arms smuggling. [3] There are human rights abuses of the forest communities and labour. A review of fourteen logging operations 2001- 2006 was highly critical, with the exception of a Japanese company. Forest minister, Belden Namah, addressed logging and corruption in the parliament for the first time in 2008.
A logger with a Clydesdale horse in Scotland Logging sleds were instrumental in logging areas in northern climates that required transport through snow and ice. Horse logging is the use of horses or mules in forestry. In the modern industrialized world, it is often part of sustainable forest management. Horses may be used for skidding and other ...