and trace and confiscate illegal logging profits. The report underlines that to be effective, law enforcement needs to look past low-level criminals and look at where the profits from illegal logging ...

The Minister for Environment and Forestry Josephine Napwon has ordered all state governments to stop issuing permits for logging. The decision follows growing concerns from both the local community ...

The side-effects of illegal logging targeting indigenous trees do not only affect the human population but also pose a greater risk to wild animals such as buffalos, zebras, elephants, lions ...

But this vital global resource is being depleted at an alarming rate, as illegal and legal logging destroys more than 32 million acres of rainforest each year. 1 Rainforest Connection, a San ...

The biggest threats to forests are the expansion of agricultural land, infrastructure developments, mining and even fire. Illegal logging is one of the most serious threats. It’s been responsible for ...

A community-based group, the Concerned Sons and Daughters of Riverine Communities in Edo State, has called on authorities to investigate allegations of illegal logging activities in Okomu National ...

Massive illegal logging has compelled the government to deploy soldiers in a belated war to save the Zomba Plateau from ...

The activists, including Ouch Leng, a winner of the prestigious Goldman Prize for grassroots environmentalists, had been investigating an illegal logging operation in a national park. Their arrest ...

Laws and policies against illicit logging exist, but sustainable solutions should also consider the many benefits of ecotourism. Illegal logging in Africa costs the continent up to US$17 billion ...