Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
At least 185 environmental activists were killed last year, the highest annual death toll on record and close to a 60% increase on the previous year, according to a UK-based watchdog. Global Witness documented lethal attacks across 16 countries. Brazil was worst hit with 50 deaths, many of them killings …
A new report by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and Interpol has highlighted the sophistication and growth of environmental crimes across the world. These crimes range from the illegal trade of wildlife, illegal mining, illegal forestry and fishing. And despite our growing global attention towards conservation, these crimes have …
U.S. agents searched the offices of a California-based wood importer this week as part of a broadening government crackdown on imports of illegally harvested timber, according to a previously unreported federal search warrant seen by Reuters. The Department of Homeland Security agents are probing whether privately held Global Plywood & …
Forests in Senegal's lush Casamance region risk disappearing within two years because of illegal timber smuggling, one of the West African country's foremost environmentalists said on Thursday. Casamance in southern Senegal contains the country's last remaining forests, an area of 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) that could be depleted by 2018 …
A forest campaigner with Greenpeace Africa, has stated that Cameroon must team up with the European Union if the country is keen on combating the incidence of illegal logging and timber export. ”If Cameroon is serious about ending the illegal timber trade, it must work closely with the EU towards …
Over 65 per cent of Uttarakhand’s total area of 34,651 sq.km is under forest cover. But surprisingly, the State has made no inventory of its trees and this has encouraged a flourishing and organised trade in illicit timber. “There is no record either of the forest produce or the number …
A number of theories are circulating on what would have caused such gargantuan fires in Uttarakhand, reportedly the worst the state has seen in recent times. The reasons, as claimed by many on social media, range from being a calculated ploy of the timber mafia, that will stand to benefit …
Myanmar has banned lucrative logging operations as the newly-elected government of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi steps up a battle on deforestation, an environment official said on Thursday. Myanmar's rich forests are among its most valuable natural resources, but they have been plundered by logging that helped fund the …
The provincial prosecutor’s office in the central Mozambican province of Manica, along the border with Zimbabwe, has expressed concern over the increased number of illegal loggers of timber, some of which is protected by law. Speaking in the province on Sunday, the head of the provincial Attorney General’s office, Miguel …
There is “no solid evidence” that an EU law has done anything to prevent the illegal timber trade or even that it has been implemented, according to a draft commission review seen by the Guardian. Nine EU countries have still not imposed penalties or taken action against timber traffickers and …
A large number of trees of different national and community forests had fallen due to heavy storms in mid-May last year. Though District Forest Office has took stock of the trees, it has not done anything to manage the logs so far. “A large number of logs have been smuggled …
MARGHERITA, January 31: Upper Dehing Forest Reserve of Digboi Forest Division under Tinsukia has more or less depleted as precious trees are being allegedly chopped illegally by timber smugglers every day. Senior forest department officials allegedly receive a lot of commission from these timber smugglers. Animals such elephants, leopard, deer, …
KAWASOTI: Smuggling of timber in the forests of Nawalpur in Nawalparasi district has gone massively in the recent days. Generally, smuggling of the timber takes place during winter as the smugglers take advantage of the foggy morning. It is said that timber smuggling is rife in the national and community …
Land, Forestry and Rural Development Minister Celso Correia says Mozambique is losing more than 219,000 hectares of forest annually due to illegal logging, a reality that particularly affects the provinces of Tete, Manica, Zambézia, Nampula and Cabo Delgado.According to state-controlled daily Noticias, Correia revealed that the situation had been aggravating …
Brazil's environmental assets exchange BVRio on Tuesday launched an app that promises to help foreign traders and buyers of Brazilian timber make sure the product hasn't been illegally logged. The exchange, which provides a market for the trading of assets such as carbon and forest credits, says buyers using the …
Fancy furniture comes at a much higher price than any sale tag may lead you to believe. That's because illegal loggers are raiding ecologically important forests around the world for timber to be used to produce expensive furniture and flooring Indonesia is one of the leading timber export countries, bringing …
Publicly shaming areas that have high illegal deforestation rates has successfully reduced Amazon forest loss by 26 percent per years, according to a recent study. Areas that exceed deforestation limits find themselves on "blacklists," which have been regularly published by Brazil's public authorities since 2008. The Tarim basin in China …
There have been 33 fires and cases of deforestation, illegal logging, and encroachment in Phu Quoc island this year involving an area of 278,628sq.m. Deforestation and encroachment are rampant especially in Duong To and Ham Ninh communes and An Thoi town. According to the local Forest Protection Sub-department, in 2009-14 …
The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong has lost 26,000 hectares of forest in the last five years due to a management breach by state forestry companies that had been assigned by the government to protect the area. The shocking number was unveiled in a report by Lao Dong (Labour) …
Due to poor security and ongoing curfews, illegal logging and firewood collection are going unchecked, district forest officers from Bara, Parsa, Mahottari, Rautahat and Siraha say. Sep 23, 2015- Forest authorities from various Tarai districts that are under protests and curfews for more than a month now have reported illegal …
