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Illegal logging

Fields growing soybeans for the global market have replaced dense rainforest along the Brazilian Amazon’s 'arc of deforestation.'

For illegal loggers in the Brazilian Amazon, ‘there is no fear of being punished’

The Amazon's carbon tipping point

Money for protecting the Brazilian Amazon is drying up, while big landowners along the region’s “arc of deforestation” are pushing the government to ease up on regulations. Both spell disaster in the battle to preserve the world’s largest tropical forest.

Hamisah photo

A village’s first female chief ended illegal logging with spies and checkpoints

Environment
Seized elephant tusks

One group hopes to end poaching, WikiLeaks-style

Environment

Congressmen seek changes to environmental protection law

Environment

Timber Smuggling in Southeast Asia

Global Politics
The World

Safeguarding Cameroon’s Rainforest

Africa’s Congo Basin is home to fifty percent of the continent’s wildlife, thousands of exotic plant species and the second largest rainforest in the world. Through the years, timber companies have logged deeper into the forests, inadvertently cutting pat

Staving Off Forest Exploitation

Illegal logging around the world has contributed to environmental devastation, wars, and poverty. Living on Earth examines this topic in a series of interviews. First, reporter Cynthia Graber gives host Steve Curwood an overview of illegal logging operations. Then, Patrick Alley, director of Global Witness, explains how trade in illegal timber helps fund international conflicts. […]

Illegal Logging in Indonesia

Illegal logging in Indonesia has destroyed forests and left endangered orangutans homeless. It has also led to violence against environmental activists. Faith Doherty of the Environmental Investigation Agency tells Living On Earth host Steve Curwood the story of what happened to her and her Indonesian colleague at the hands of timber company employees.

The World

EU to crack down on illegal logging

Conflict & Justice

European countries are working to stop illegal logging in developing nations by keeping such wood out of European markets. It will be up to each of the 27 EU member states to draft laws of compliance. Gerry Hadden has more.