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The huge scale of illegal logging in DRC laid bare
2013-01-31 03:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenpeace: Deep in the vast rainforest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, chainsaws are buzzing. Heavy machinery rumbles and growls, as loggers slice their way through the forest. Three newly published investigations have confirmed that much of this logging work is illegal - and all of the biggest players in the industry are behind it. This includes members of the Fédération des Industriels du Bois (FIB), the countrys all-powerful lobby of multinational loggers, which supplies most of the Congo timber...
Black Hills ski area copes with logging
2013-01-28 22:34:29| Energy - Topix.net
LEAD - Wintertime logging being done to fight mountain pine beetles has led to the closure of eight miles of groomed cross country skiing trails in western South Dakota's Black Hills.
Large blocks of Sumatra's endangered rainforest may be put up for mining, logging
2013-01-28 02:37:55| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The Indonesian province of Aceh on the western tip of the island of Sumatra may be preparing to lift the protected status of key areas of lowland rainforest potentially ending its bid to earn carbon credits from forest conservation and putting several endangered species at increased risk, according to reports. Under a draft plan developed by the Aceh parliament's spatial planning committee, some 71,857 hectares of protected areas will lose their protected status and be turned over for logging,...
Scientists point to research flaw that has likely exaggerated the impact of logging in tropical forests
2013-01-23 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The impact of logging on tropical forest species has likely been exaggerated by statistical problems, according to a new study in Conservation Biology. Reviewing 77 studies on how logging affects tropical biodiversity, scientists found that 67 percent were flawed by a technical problem known as 'pseudoreplication.' The debate over logging in tropical forests has garnered significant attention recently as some scientists argue that well-managed logging areas can actually retain impressive numbers...
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How to catch illegal logging in the Amazon? Make the trunk call
2013-01-16 20:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Trees in Brazils Amazon rainforest are being fitted with mobile phones in an attempt to tackle illegal logging and deforestation. Devices smaller than a pack of cards are being attache d to the trees in protected areas to alert officials once they are cut down and the logs are transported. Location data is sent from sensors once the logs are within 20 miles of a mobile phone network to allow Brazils environment agency to stop the sale of illegal timber. The technology, called Invisible Tracck,...
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