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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.
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]
Logging frequently has negative impacts. The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal , including the use of corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission or from a protected area; the cutting of protected species; or the extraction of timber in excess of agreed limits. [ 4 ]
According to data from the country's attorney general for environmental protection, there have been 122 illegal logging complaints since 2013 in Mexico City, with more than half of those so far in ...
Logging in the United States is a hotly debated topic as groups who either support or oppose logging argue over its benefits and negative effects. The biggest issue thought to be facing deforestation in the United States was illegal logging. The Forest Service and EPA work together to make sure that the permits for logging companies in the ...
A 2007 United Nations Environment Program report estimated that between 73% and 88% of timber logged in Indonesia is the result of illegal logging. Subsequent estimates were that between 40% and 55% of logged in Indonesia is the result of illegal logging. [27]
In 1991 a new decree banned all logging until further notice, in hopes of controlling widespread illegal logging and subsequent environmental destruction. However, there was little practical impact, and illegal logging remains widespread. The smuggling of logs to Thailand also is significant. [2]
Environmental crime is an illegal act which directly harms the environment. These illegal activities involve the environment, wildlife, biodiversity , and natural resources . International bodies such as, G7 , Interpol , European Union , United Nations Environment Program , United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute ...