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Illegal logging

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.…

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Signs of illegal logging

Africa

Statistics

Mitigation

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Illegal logging

Nodes118
Edges117
Triples233
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016949
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Illegal logging

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related to Statistics · 44
Illegal logging → Africa, Amazon, Amazon Basin, As, At, Between, Bolivia, Brazilian, Brazilian Amazon, Cameroon, Central Africa, China, Colombia, EC, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Illegal, In Brazil, Indonesia, Interpol
related to Further reading · 35
Illegal logging → Amazon Watershed, Archived, Background, Carrie, Congressional Research Service, Earthscan, EIA, Environmental Information Agency, George, Granoff, Illegal, Illegally Sourced Timber, Ilmi, Indonesia, International Consumption, ISBN, Issues, January, June, London
related to External links · 25
Illegal logging → Agency, Agriculture Organization, Brief Archived, Dimensions, Drivers, EU Forest Law Enforcement, EU Timber Regulation, FLEGT, FLEGT Regulation, Food, Forest Legality AllianceEnvironmental Investigation, Forest Research Organizations, GFEP, Global Forest Expert Panels, Governance, Impacts, International Union, IUFRO, IUFRO World Series Volume, Programme
related to United States · 23
Illegal logging → Amendments, Conservation, December, Energy Act, Federal Law, First, Food, Foreign Law, If, Illegal Logging Practices, In, Indian Tribal Law, Lacey Act, May, Plant, Plant Product, Prevention, Section, State Law, The
related to Scale · 18
Illegal logging → Although, Amazon Basin, Available, Central Africa, Estonia, Estonian Green Movement, For, Governments, However, In Latvia, It, NGO, NGOs, On, Republic, Russian Federation, Southeast Asia, US
related to European Union · 17
Illegal logging → EU, EU FLEGT, EU Forest Law Enforcement, European Commission, Governance, In May, It, March, Once, Plan, Regulation, The, The European Union Timber, This, To, Trade Action Plan, Voluntary Partnership Agreements
related to East Asia · 15
Illegal logging → Bali, EA FLEG, East Asia, Governance, Government, Indonesia, Law Enforcement, Ministerial Conference, NGOs, September, The, The Conference, The Conference's, The East Asia Forest, World Bank
related to Large Scale · 10
Illegal logging → An, Brazil, Brazilian Chamber, Colombia, Colombian, Deputies, Illegal, Large, South America, The
related to overview · 10
Illegal logging → European Union Timber Regulation, Illegal, Possible, Scientific, The, The EU, Therefore, They, TRAFFIC, WTO
related to Consequences · 8
Illegal logging → European, Furthermore, Illegal, In, It, Moreover, The, This

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illegal logging timber forest deforestation enforcement law government environmental trees forests may indonesia products areas often trade countries logger wood

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Illegal loggingis aharvest0.90text
Illegal loggingis adriving force for a number of environmental issues such as deforestation0.90text
Illegal loggingis anation being a developing country0.90text
Illegal loggingis athreat that is hard to address and will probably continue contributing to deforestation0.90text
deforestationinstance ofIllegal logging is a driving force for a number of environmental issues0.80text
soil erosioninstance ofIllegal logging is a driving force for a number of environmental issues0.80text
biodiversity loss which can drive larger-scale environmental crises such as climate changeinstance ofIllegal logging is a driving force for a number of environmental issues0.80text
other forms of environmental degradation.Illegality may also occur during transportinstance ofIllegal logging is a driving force for a number of environmental issues0.80text
such as illegal processinginstance ofIllegal logging is a driving force for a number of environmental issues0.80text
exportinstance ofIllegal logging is a driving force for a number of environmental issues0.80text
a DIY rope harness.Entering a property in a way that suggests trespassinginstance ofor clearly unprofessional gear0.80text
rosewoodinstance offine-grained lumber0.80text

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