illegal logging
Posted by Richardg — 7 May 2014 at 3:05pm
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The Brazilian government has made several attempts to take control of logging in the Amazon. But despite high-profile crackdowns, the trade in illegal timber is vast and growing.
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Posted by jamie — 12 December 2008 at 11:11am
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High-tech smuggling operations may not be what
you'd normally associate with the ongoing clearance of the Amazon rainforest,
but logging companies intent on plundering it for timber have been using
hackers to break into the Brazilian government's sophisticated tracking system
and fiddle the records.
To monitor the amount of timber leaving the
Amazon state of Pará, the Brazilian environment ministry did away with paper dockets
and two years ago introduced an online system. Companies logging the rainforest for timber or charcoal production are only
allowed to fell a certain amount of timber every year and this is controlled by
the use of transport permits issued by the state government's computer system.
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Posted by jamie — 21 May 2008 at 10:27am
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After losing respected environment minister Marina Silva from his cabinet last week, President Lula of Brazil has filled the gaping hole left by her departure. But whether the new minister Carlos Minc has the same commitment to protecting the Amazon as his predecessor, we'll just have to wait and see.
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Greenpeace volunteers today took to The Mall in Brazilian football shirts to hold a silent vigil for the Amazon, as President Lula passed in a carriage procession with The Queen.
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Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, February 28, 2006
Greenpeace today launched a major initiative to help protect Asia Pacific's last remaining ancient rainforests - the so-called 'Paradise Forests' [1] - by unveiling its Global Forest Rescue Station in a remote part of Papua New Guinea.
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31st March sees the launch of a new book by author Ken Finn. "My journey with a remarkable tree" documents the author's search for the fabled Spirit Trees of Cambodia. It is a journey that lays bare what's happening to the forests, wildlife and people of Cambodia and how that affects us.
Ken witnesses the destruction of spirit trees, 1000's of years old, by illegal loggers. He follows the tree's path from the forest, through the wood mill and processing plant and onto the shop floor as garden furniture for our homes. Along the way he witnesses first hand the systematic and thoughtless destruction of ancient forests for immediate economic gain, and the operations of a corrupt regime intent on turning diversity into monoculture, and forest into chipboard for quick profit.
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Greenpeace are urging UK timber importers to boycott the Swiss-German Danzer Group. The call follows investigations which found that Danzer are involved in bribery, corruption, illegal logging, suspected forgery of official documents and carrying out business dealings with an arms trafficker, blacklisted by the UN Security Council (UNSC).
