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03/09/2012 Policy Options to Reduce Deforestation Based on a Systematic Analysis of Drivers and Agents in Lowland Bolivia
The reduction of tropical deforestation is of crucial importance for mitigating climate change and curbing ... 		Land Use Policy (Robert Müller, Till Pistorius, Sophia Rohde, Gerhard Gerold, Pablo Pacheco)

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25/07/2012 Wildlife and Forest Crime Analytic Toolkit
The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) is the collaborative effort by five ... 		The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC)

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20/05/2012 Extent and Consequences of Tropical Forest Degradation: Successive Policy Options for Bangladesh
This paper is conceived at a time when new paradigms are sought for the development of a framework to ... 		Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology (M. G. Kibria, S. A. Rahman, A. Imtiaj and T. Sunderland)

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20/03/2012 Justice for Forests: Improving Criminal Justice Efforts to Combat Illegal Logging
Every two seconds, an area of forest the size of a football field is clear-cut by illegal loggers around ... 		World Bank (Marilyne Pereira Goncalves, Melissa Panjer, Theodore S. Greenberg, William B. Magrath)

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17/02/2012 Indonesia's Moratorium on New Forest Concessions: Key Findings and Next Steps
This Working Paper analyzes Indonesia’s moratorium on new licenses in primary natural forests and ... 		World Resources Institute (WRI)

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10/01/2012 Decoupling of Deforestation and Soy Production in the Southern Amazon During the Late 2000s
From 2006 to 2010, deforestation in the Amazon frontier state of Mato Grosso decreased to 30% of its ... 		Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), US (Marcia N. Macedo, Ruth S. DeFries, Douglas C. Morton, Claudia M. Stickler, Gillian L. Galford & Yosio E. Shimabukuro)

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10/10/2011 The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment United Nations Environment Programme - Synthesis for Policy Makers
At the request of the DR Congo Government, UNEP has conducted a comprehensive, two-year environmental ... 		UNEP

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28/07/2011 Crossroads: The Illicit Timber Trade Between Laos and Vietnam
This report from EIA highlights an illegal trade in banned timber from Laos into Vietnam, where it supplies ... 		Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)

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23/05/2011 Framework for Assessing and Monitoring Forest Governance
FAO and the World Bank have unveiled a new guidance framework which can help countries assess the governance ... 		FAO / PROFOR

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01/11/2010 Chainsaw Project: An INTERPOL perspective on law enforcement in illegal logging
INTERPOL’s Project CHAINSAW was initiated in July 2008 in consultation with the
World Bank. The ... 		Interpol / World Bank

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01/08/2010 IM-FLEG Cameroon: Progress in Tackling Illegal Logging in Cameroon
This REM report is a five-year assessment (2005-2009) of illegal logging and law enforcement by the government ... 		REM (Resource Extraction Monitoring)

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01/08/2007 Timber theft prevention: Introduction to security for forest managers
The report advocates a deliberate and analytic effort by forest managers to identify and target the most ... 		World Bank

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09/01/2006 Final Factual Record Tarahumara Submission
The report provides considers whether Mexico is failing to effectively enforce its environmental law ... 		Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America

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01/11/2005 Scoping Study: Independent Forest Monitoring (IFM) in Ghana
Following on from a feasibility study in 2004 that concluded that Ghana faces some serious forest law ... 		Global Witness (UK)

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01/03/2005 Illegal Logging in Bulgaria
This report analyses the aspects and extent of illegal logging in Bulgaria. WWF shows that the volume ... 		WWF

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01/06/2003 Legal Origin of Timber as a Step Towards Sustainable Forest Management in Africa
Argues that although voluntary partnerships may produce some positive outcomes at the local level, real ... 		SGS for the WWF/World Bank Alliance

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30/10/2002 Forest Law Assessment in Selected African Countries
This report has been produced as one of two major outputs of work commissioned by the World Bank/WWF ... 		SGS for the WWF/World Bank Alliance

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NEWS

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04/06/2013 Philippines Navy deploys fast-craft against illegal loggers
The Naval Forces-Southern Luzon Command (Navfor-Solcom) has deployed a fleet of fast-craft to regularly ... 		Business Mirror (Philippines)

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28/05/2013 Three quarters of Ghana’s logging permits could break Europe’s new timber law Global Witness publishes list of over 800 permits
The majority of logging permits in use in Ghana will not fall within the legal definition the country ... 		Global Witness

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22/05/2013 Philippines: DENR reports drastic decrease of timber poaching in Isabela
With the implementation of the President’s Executive Order No. 23, timber poaching and illegal ... 		Philippine Information Agency

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21/05/2013 Why Indonesia's deforestation ban isn't enough to protect its forests
The president of Indonesia has banned deforestation for another couple of years. This is great news - ... 		Greenpeace (blog)

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08/05/2013 India: Smugglers flourish in absence of force
The non-deployment of Assam Forest Protection Force in Goalpara district seems to have come as a boon ... 		The Telegraph (Calcutta)

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04/05/2013 Philippines: Illegal logging still rampant in Mindanao
Large volumes of illegally cut logs and lumber products continue to be confiscated in military and police ... 		Business Mirror (Philippines)

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01/05/2013 Illegal Logging in Summit Spotlight
Law enforcement officials from Indonesia and six other countries have gathered in Jakarta to discuss ... 		Jakarta Globe

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30/04/2013 Amazon anti-logging force fails to save forest
A military unit created to protect the Brazilian Amazon from illegal logging appears instead to be providing ... 		Deutsche Welle

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24/04/2013 Forest protection committee intensifies anti-illegal logging campaign through checkpoints
In an effort to curb illegal logging activities in this city, members of Regional Multi-Sectoral Forest ... 		Philippine Information Agency

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24/04/2013 Gapki says ‘no’ to moratorium extension
The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) has opposed the government’s plan to prolong a two-year ... 		The Jakarta Post

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11/04/2013 Threats Abound as Peru Cops Seize Timber
Ashéninka indigenous leaders are calling on authorities to guarantee their safety after receiving ... 		National Geographic

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03/04/2013 Ghana: FC drafts policy to rein in illegal wood in domestic market
The Forestry Commission (FC) of Ghana and Tropenbos International Ghana are jointly working together ... 		IHB

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02/04/2013 Insight: In Malaysia's election, a focus on rainforest graft
The island of Borneo may be all that stands between Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and an unprecedented ... 		Reuters (US)

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22/03/2013 Massive haul of illegal timber seized in Riau
A team from the Kampar Forestry Agency has confiscated around 1,200 illegal Meranti logs from five sawmills ... 		The Jakarta Post

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21/03/2013 300,000 board feet of illegally cut logs seized in S. Kudarat
Mindanao, Philippines - Government troops seized around 300,000 board feet of illegally-cut logs and ... 		Minda News

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06/03/2013 Myanmar: Government plans crackdown on illegal logging after deal to export to EU
Government officials are announcing plans to combat illegal logging following the signing of a memorandum ... 		Eleven Myanmar

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05/03/2013 Illegal Logging: Authorities Impound Over 20 Trucks in Douala
More than 20 trucks loaded with illegally exploited species of wood were confiscated in Douala over the ... 		Business in Cameroon

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28/02/2013 DENR, anti-illegal logging task force step up campaign in Sierra Madre
Laguna, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Laguna and the composite ... 		Business Mirror

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27/02/2013 Illegal logging stokes tension along border
Differences between Thailand and Cambodia over illegal logging of phayung (Siamese rosewood) emerged ... 		Bangkok Post

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21/02/2013 Interpol Launches Crackdown On Global Timber Trafficking In Latin America
Interpol says its recent arrest of nearly 200 people suspected of engaging in illegal logging and timber ... 		International Business Times

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19/02/2013 International raid targets illegal timber trade
Interpol has announced that it arrested nearly 200 people in a wide-ranging international operation against ... 		BBC

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07/02/2013 The orangutan’s road: illegal logging and mining in Indonesia
Like in a desolate Edward Hopper landscape, the orangutan was clinging to the one last tree that stood ... 		Brookings Institution, US

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29/01/2013 Is Quirino’s drive on illegal logging worth dying for?
Maddela, Quirino - Residents in the farming village of Villa Sur in Maddela, Quirino, were shocked when ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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28/01/2013 Bolivia takes step to boost agriculture and curb surging deforestation
Bolivia has passed a land use law that aims to boost food security and slow deforestation in a region ... 		Mongabay.com

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17/01/2013 Dak Lak ravaged by deforestation
With more than 2,500ha of woodlands illegally destroyed in the last six months, Ea Sup District has suffered ... 		VietNamNet Bridge

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13/01/2013 Intensified anti-illegal logging operations resulted to confiscation of 2,000 bd. ft illegally transported lumbers in two separate places
San Mariano, Isabela - Operatives of San Mariano police station in this eastern interior barangays confiscated ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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12/01/2013 Soldiers seize illegally cut logs
Different units under the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division (4ID) seized illegally cut logs ... 		Sun Star Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

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09/01/2013 Army seizes more than 200 illegal logs
Security forces seized on Tuesday 212 pieces of logs in Butuan City as part of the government’s ... 		PhilStar.com, Philippines

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09/01/2013 Greece takes action after rise in illegal logging
The Greek environment ministry is clamping down on illegal logging, following a significant increase ... 		ENDS

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06/01/2013 Strengthened multi-sectoral agreement solution to illegal logging - PENRO
Ilagan City, Isabela - A strengthened multi-sectoral agreement between government agencies and non-government ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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29/12/2012 Quirino gov asks DENR to stop illegal logging in the province
Cabarroguis, Quirino - Following reports that illegal logging is not yet contained in the province, Gov. ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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29/12/2012 Forest Commission pledges fight against illegal logging
The Forestry Commission (FC) has pledged its commitment to continue the fight against illegal logging ... 		GhanaWeb

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10/12/2012 AFP taking lead vs loggers in Mindanao
Manila, Philippines - The military has stepped forward in support of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s ... 		Manila Bulletin, Philippines

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06/12/2012 Most illegal logging 'hot spots' located in 'Pablo'-hit provinces — DENR chief
About 80 percent of the remaining illegal logging “hot spots” in the country are located ... 		GMA News Online, Phillipines

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03/12/2012 Illegal logging probe derailed as key evidence surrendered by investigators
Medan - A former senior police officer’s wife who has been accused of illegal logging has had key ... 		The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia

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27/11/2012 Lawmen confiscate illegal logs in Ilocos Sur
Camp President Quirino, Ilocos Sur - At least 7,353 board feet of 166 pieces of assorted cut of illegal ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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22/11/2012 Military to lead anti-logging task
The military has been tapped to lead anti-logging operations in Caraga and Davao regions amid increasing ... 		Business World Online, Philippines

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21/11/2012 Namibia: Timber moratorium to remain in place
The moratorium on the timber trade in the Kavango, Caprivi and Ohangwena regions remains in place, the ... 		New Era, Namibia (featured on allAfrica.com)

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20/11/2012 Illegal logging 'hotspots' down to 31 from 197 — DENR
The implementation of the logging ban in natural forests pursuant to Executive Order No. 23 has brought ... 		GMA News Online, Phillipines

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19/11/2012 Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force establishes monitoring centers
City of San Fernando, Pampanga - Regional Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (RAILTF) established monitoring ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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19/11/2012 Namibia: Ministry clamps down on illegal logging
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry says there has been an unacceptable increase in the illegal ... 		The Namibian (featured on allAfrica.com)

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15/11/2012 P1.3-M worth of illegally logged products seized
Authorities scored in the anti-illegal logging drive after forest contraband worth at least P1.3 million ... 		Sun Star Manila, Philippines

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14/11/2012 Anti-illegal logging checkpoints to be established in Northern Mindanao
Cagayan de Oro City - Sixteen (16) checkpoints will be established by the Department of Environment and ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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14/11/2012 Brazil's Amazon rangers battle farmers' burning business logic
Evandro Carlos Selva is one of 1,400 hi-tech environmental cops who use eyes in space and feet on the ... 		The Guardian, UK

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12/11/2012 DNA based methods leave illegal loggers with no place to hide
Illegal logging is a major contributor to tropical deforestation and forest degradation. Australia is ... 		The Conversation, Australia

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05/11/2012 Teams to probe illegal mining, logging
Joint fact-finding committees on illegal logging and mining have been established in a bid to build up ... 		Business World Online, Philippines

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05/11/2012 Timber’s unholy journey to the market
A few high-ranking Government officials and dealers have made huge profits from the increasing illegal ... 		New Vision, Uganda

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01/11/2012 Corrupt officials aid destruction of Kenya's Mau Forest
Nairobi - A syndicate involved in illegal logging of indigenous trees from Kenya’s largest forest ... 		Reuters AlertNet

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31/10/2012 Illegal Cambodian loggers arrested
Eight Cambodians who had illegally crossed into Si Sa Ket province to poach rosewood timber were arrested ... 		Bangkok Post

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31/10/2012 Illegal loggers in trouble
The Forestry Commission has now been given the permission to prosecute perpetrators engage in illegal ... 		Daily Guide, Ghana

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30/10/2012 Illegal sandalwood trade growing in WA
An illegal trade of Australian sandalwood is flourishing in Western Australia. ... 		ABC News, Australia

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29/10/2012 DENR execs face illegal logging raps
Manila, Philippines - The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) yesterday filed illegal logging charges ... 		Manila Bulletin, Philippines

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27/10/2012 Cops aim at illegal logging in W. Sumatra
The West Sumatra Police have placed cracking down on illegal logging on the top of their to-do list, ... 		The Jakarta Post, Indonesia

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26/10/2012 Mandaue’s smuggled logs from Surigao
The illegal lumber seized from a warehouse in Mandaue City on Wednesday came from Surigao del Norte, ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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20/10/2012 Environment Police broke, loggers celebrate
A year ago, many people breathed a sigh of relief when the environment Police was created to curb environmental ... 		New Vision, Uganda

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19/10/2012 PNP expands one-strike policy to include illegal logging
Camp Ruperto K. Kangleon, Palo, Leyte – The Police Regional Office 8 has expanded its one-strike ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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17/10/2012 Organised crime, illegal timber and Australia’s role in deforestation
Illegal logging is booming, as criminal organisations tighten their grip on this profitable global industry. ... 		The Conversation, Australia

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17/10/2012 Timber mafia trade route through Margallas
Islamabad - The timber mafia has found a new route at Margalla Hills to transport their consignment from ... 		Dawn.com, Pakistan

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13/10/2012 Probe illegal logging in Cameron Highlands, MACC urged
Bera - Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob has urged the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission ... 		MySinchew.com

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13/10/2012 14 caught for illegal logging
Gua Musang - A joint operation by the Anti-Smuggling Unit (UPP) and the State Forestry Department yesterday ... 		New Straits Times, Malaysia

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13/10/2012 Air patrols return to fight illegal land clearing in peninsular Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur - Air surveillance will resume in peninsular Malaysia in the light of recent media reports ... 		The Straits Times, Singapore

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13/10/2012 Soldiers escalate operations vs illegal loggers
Iligan City - Attempts to defy President Benigno Aquino’s order to stop logging in natural forests ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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11/10/2012 P3-M worth hot logs seized in Sarangani
The Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao Command (NFEMC) said on Wednesday it intercepted around P3 million ... 		Sun Star Davao, Philippines

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10/10/2012 Brazil sets up special security force to protect Amazon
Brazil said Wednesday it was setting up a special environmental security force to combat soaring illegal ... 		Physorg.com

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10/10/2012 Deforestation rampant in Ilam
The District Forest Office, Ilam, has formed a dispute resolution committee to settle a conflict surfaced ... 		My Republica, Nepal

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05/10/2012 Billions of dollars lost each year to illegal logging
The joint [UNEP/Interpol] report, called Green ... 		Voice of America

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04/10/2012 Mexico halts illegal logging at butterfly reserve
Mexico City – Mexican authorities and peasants have stamped out illegal logging at a Monarch butterfly ... 		Latin American Herald Tribune

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04/10/2012 Calls to halt natural forest exploitation by 2013
Ha Noi - The Tay Nguyen Steering Committee has urged the Government to ban natural forest exploitation ... 		Viet Nam News

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02/10/2012 Rangers losing battle in Philippine forests
Norzagaray, Philippines — Father-of-five Alex Lesber patrols one of the Philippines' most ... 		AFP

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01/10/2012 Police seizes illegal lumber in Borongan
Borongan City, Eastern Samar - Illegally cut lumber measuring 1,528 board feet were recently confiscated ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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01/10/2012 Inspect us, wood concessionaires ask gov’t
The Philippine Wood Producers Association (PWPA) is asking President Aquino that all wood concessionaires ... 		Malaya Business Insight

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30/09/2012 CIAA deforestation name list creates panic in Dadeldhura
Dadeldhura - The revelation that a name list of the accused of rampant deforestation and timber smuggling ... 		The Himalayan Times, Nepal

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29/09/2012 Indonesian palm oil company loses permit on illegal logging
Jalarta - Indonesia's Aceh province revoked a permit from a palm oil company found to be logging ... 		AFP

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28/09/2012 Butuan authorities hopeful to win conviction vs. illegal logger
Butuan City - The regional director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and ... 		MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines

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26/09/2012 Thousands of board feet of Lauan lumber seized in Butuan raid
Butuan City - Authorities here discovered at least 20,000 board feet of Lauan lumber and thousands more ... 		MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines

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25/09/2012 Anti-illegal logging task force operates on low budget, lack of personnel
Butuan City – The task of wiping out a “well-entrenched” illegal logging syndicate ... 		MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines

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20/09/2012 Where have all the forests gone? (3): Illegal logging intensifies in Surigao Sur despite total log ban
Carmen, Surigao del Sur – Fr. Raymond Ambray, spokesperson of Caraga Watch, an environment watchdog ... 		MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines

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19/09/2012 Where have all the forests gone? Illegal logging intensifies in Surigao Sur despite total log ban
Carmen, Surigao del Sur – On August 18 and 19, the Surigao Development Corporation (Sudecor), together ... 		MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines

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17/09/2012 Illegal loggers win in log ban’s weak enforcement
Carmen, Surigao del Sur - Weak law enforcement and systemic corruption have skewed the government’s ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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17/09/2012 Illegal cutting of trees fetches Rs 49 lakh for forest department
Lucknow - The illegal felling of trees undoubtedly poses a grave threat to the environment. However, ... 		The Times of India

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16/09/2012 Drive against deforestation: CIAA moves Special Court
Kathmandu - In its drive against deforestation, the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority ... 		The Himalayan Times, Nepal

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16/09/2012 More soldiers deployed to guard forests
Fort del Pilar, Baguio City - The Army is deploying more soldiers to guard the forests in Mindanao, to ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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14/09/2012 Logging ban driving many to crime, says antilogging chief
About half a million Filipinos are losing their jobs in Mindanao as a consequence of the government’s ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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13/09/2012 DENR leads institutionalization of Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force in Central Luzon
City of San Fernando, Pampanga - Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) led the institutionalization ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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12/09/2012 Imoke seeks multi sectoral partnership to fight illegal logging, natural disasters in C/River
Gov. Liyel imoke of Cross River has urged faith-based organisations, local communities, NGOs, civil society ... 		Leadership, Nigeria

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11/09/2012 Interpol clamps down on illegal logging
The illegal logging industry is worth almost as much as drug production, according to the international ... 		BBC News

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08/09/2012 Robredo confronted head of anti-illegal logging task force, Paje says
Manila, Philippines – Weeks before he died, Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo confronted the head ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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06/09/2012 Walhi scores big win over illegal permit
Environmental activists have hailed a court decision demanding that the Aceh administration revoke an ... 		The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia

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05/09/2012 E. Kalimantan police sound alarm over illegal timber flow to Malaysia
Balikpapan, East Kalimantan - Police in East Kalimantan are working with their counterparts in Malaysia ... 		The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia

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03/09/2012 Cattle ranching and law enforcement key areas of action to slow Bolivia’s deforestation rate
Bogor, Indonesia - Policy makers seeking to slow the pace of deforestation in lowland Bolivia need to ... 		CIFOR Forests Blog

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02/09/2012 P3 million worth of illegally-cut logs confiscated in 2011 – Gov Dy
Ilagan City, Isabela - More than P 3 million worth of illegally-cut logs were confiscated by the Isabela ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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02/09/2012 Illegal logging unabated, rising?
Cutting and harvesting of endemic trees and hardwood species without permits in the province to supply ... 		The Bohol Standard, Philippines

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30/08/2012 Marines confiscate illegal logs in Sultan Kudarat
Cotabato City, Philippines – Members of the Philippine Marines seized Wednesday more than 20,000 ... 		PhilStar.com, Philippines

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28/08/2012 DENR-1, police sign ecosystem agreement
Vigna City, Ilocos Sur - The Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) and Department of the Environment and Natural ... 		Manila Bulletin, Philippines

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27/08/2012 Indonesia detains 21 Vietnamese in illegal logging
Indonesian police say they have detained 21 Vietnamese who illegally logged a rare type of wood in a ... 		The Jakarta Post, Indonesia

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25/08/2012 Robredo an inspiration in our fight against illegal logging – Amante
Butuan City - Grieving over the death of Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, Mayor Ferdinand Amante ... 		MindaNews, Mindanao, Philippines

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21/08/2012 Caraga intensifies anti-logging campaign
Cagayan de Oro - The campaign against illegal logging has been intensified in Caraga Region with the ... 		Business World Online, Philippines

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21/08/2012 Police kill 2 illegal loggers in Zamboanga
Zamboanga City – Police killed two alleged illegal loggers in a fire fight in Zamboanga City in ... 		The Mindanao Examiner, Philippines

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18/08/2012 De Lima bares formation of inter-agency panel vs illegal logging, mining
Manila, Philippines - Justice Secretary Leila de Lima disclosed on Friday the formation of a joint investigating ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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16/08/2012 Nekaro behind Mutorwa on logging suspension
Rundu - Kavango Regional Governor Maurus Nekaro supports the decision by the Ministry of Agriculture, ... 		New Era, Namibia

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14/08/2012 Lawmaker seeks end to illegal logging
The unabated illegal logging in Mindanao allegedly involving certain local executives and officials from ... 		Manila Standard Today, Philippines

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14/08/2012 Top Caraga cop vows to weed out illegal-logging protectors
Chief Supt. Carmelo Valmoria, newly installed police director of the so-called Caraga region (Agusan ... 		Business Mirror, Philippines

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10/08/2012 Soldiers seize P1.7-M illegally-cut logs
Soldiers belonging to the Alpha Company of the 26th Infantry Battalion along with police personnel in ... 		Sun Star Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

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08/08/2012 Illegal logging increases, causes resentment
Rundu - Chief of the Mbunza Traditional Authority, Alfons Kaundu, accused officials of the forestry directorate ... 		New Era, Namibia

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08/08/2012 VicForests logging case adjourned
A case against VicForests over allegations of illegal logging in East Gippsland has been adjourned until ... 		ABC News, Gippsland, Australia

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08/08/2012 Illegal timber export taskforce inaugurated
A 12-member task force instituted to curb the export of illegal timber has been inaugurated. ... 		Daily Guide, Ghana

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06/08/2012 Sri Lankan President focuses on preventing deforestation and reconstructing reservoirs in hill country
Badulla - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today instructed the relevant authorities to take immediate ... 		ColomboPage, Sri Lanka

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05/08/2012 Foresters want illegal logging stopped
Manila, Philippines — A group of professional foresters seeks speedy relief from the “systemic” ... 		Manila Bulletin, Philippines

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02/08/2012 Illegal logging cases decline after ban
Illegal logging cases have declined as the intensified campaign resulted in more confiscations of illegally ... 		Business World Online, Philippines

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02/08/2012 Soldiers net illegal logs worth P1 million in Davao Oriental
Illegal logging operations continue to wreak havoc in Mindanao’s timber corridor as illegally cut ... 		Business Mirror, Philippines

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28/07/2012 DENR asks military to lead fight vs illegal loggers
Manila, Philippines - Environment Secretary Ramon Paje wants to militarize the campaign against illegal ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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27/07/2012 Govt must stop illegal logging: opposition
The O'Farrell government must crack down on illegal logging and protect forests in NSW [New South ... 		Nine News, Australia

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27/07/2012 Paje blamed for illegal logging
Environmentalists on Thursday urged President Benigno Aquino III make Environment and Natural Resources ... 		Manila Standard Today, Philippines

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27/07/2012 Stop illegal logging, Robredo warns local officials
Manila - Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse M. Robredo has called on ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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27/07/2012 P1.2-M hot trees seized
The Anti-illegal Logging Task Force confiscated some P1.2 million worth of illegally cut trees and arrested ... 		Sun Star Zamboanga, Philippines

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26/07/2012 DENR to go after big-time logging operators
The Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is shifting the focus of its anti-illegal ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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26/07/2012 Illegal loggers still at it in ‘timber corridor’
Clandestine logging camps, log ponds and illegally cut logs have been discovered littering the forests, ... 		Manila Standard Today, Philippines

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26/07/2012 Sawmills next target in logging war
Davao City - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Thursday announced that it would ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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26/07/2012 Vehicles seized, fines levied for illegal logging
Fines totaling $3,600 were handed out and trucks seized in Los Santos on Wednesday for the illegal logging ... 		Newsroom Panama

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26/07/2012 DENR exec in Davao suspends all logging operations for 3 months
Davao City - The top-ranking executive of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ... 		Business Mirror, Philippines

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25/07/2012 ICCWC launches wildlife and forest crime toolkit
Geneva – The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) today launched its Wildlife ... 		CITES

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24/07/2012 Habitat of PHL’s biggest croc in critical condition
An aerial survey conducted last week by the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (AILTF) over the Agusan marshland, ... 		Business Mirror, Philippines

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23/07/2012 Indonesia to investigate palm oil company's alleged breach of deforestation moratorium
Indonesia's top official charged with implementing the country's moratorium on new concessions ... 		Mongabay.com

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20/07/2012 Logging probe forges ahead despite show of support
Local government executives of Agusan del Sur have signed on Wednesday a joint declaration in support ... 		Manila Standard Today, Philippines

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18/07/2012 678 illegal logging cases filed in court
At least 678 cases against illegal loggers and their companions have been filed in different courts since ... 		Business Mirror, Philippines

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16/07/2012 Night vision cameras improve forest surveillance
Forestry SA is hoping infra-red technology will help catch more timber thieves in the south-east. ... 		ABC News, Australia

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16/07/2012 Environment dep’t teams to probe officials amid continued logging
The environment department has formed two fact-finding teams that will investigate field officers amid ... 		Business World Online, Philippines

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15/07/2012 Govt to punish bureaucrats for deforestation
Kathmandu - The Administrative Court today directed the government to punish bureaucrats who were involved ... 		The Himalayan Times, Nepal

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14/07/2012 Illegal logging persists in Agusan despite ban
Officials in Agusan and Surigao are either playing deaf or defying President Benigno Aquino III’s ... 		Manila Standard Today, Philippines

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13/07/2012 Taskforce checks illegal timber export
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has constituted an inter-agency taskforce to clamp down on ... 		Daily Guide, Ghana

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12/07/2012 PNP goes zero tolerance against illegal logging
Although illegal logging is not rampant in Central Visayas, the Police Region Office 7 declared a a one-strike ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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10/07/2012 6 mayors face illegal logging raps
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09/07/2012 49 Thai loggers face prison in Burma
Burmese border authorities in Kawthaung released 31 Thai citizens on Friday, but continue to detain 49 ... 		The Irrawaddy, Burma

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08/07/2012 18 container vans of logs held in Davao
Davao City - Operations against illegal logging continue, leading to the seizure on Friday of at least ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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06/07/2012 Local execs to face stiff sanctions if they fail to stop transport of illegal logs-Robredo
Manila, Philippines—Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo warned local chief executives ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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06/07/2012 80 Thais arrested by Burma for logging
At least 80 Thai citizens have been detained in prison in Kawthaung, southern Burma, after they were ... 		The Irrawaddy, Burma

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04/07/2012 P500,000 worth of logs seized in Agusan del Norte
Butuan City - The campaign against illegal logging waged by the police provincial office of Agusan del ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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01/07/2012 31 DENR execs sacked over illegal logging
Manila, Philippines - Thirty-one officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ... 		PhilStar.com, Philippines

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01/07/2012 Illegal loggers, miners target Manobos’ ancestral land
The Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (AILTF) on Sunday said President Aquino was privy since May 2012 ... 		Business Mirror, Philippines

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29/06/2012 ‘Hot logs’ seized at Manila North Harbor
Manila, Philippines – Authorities on Friday seized P16 million worth of “hot logs” ... 		ABS-CBNnews.com

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29/06/2012 8 police officials relieved for failure to stop illegal logging
Manila - Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome has ordered the relief ... 		ZamboTimes, Zamboanga, Philippines

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29/06/2012 DOJ mulls seizing cargo vans used in illegal logging
Manila - In line with the indefinite total log ban declared by President Benigno S. Aquino III, the Department ... 		ZamboTimes, Zamboanga, Philippines

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28/06/2012 Taiwan indicts loggers for cutting down 2,000-year-old trees
Taipei - Taiwanese prosecutors on Thursday accused a group of 22 men of felling several 2,000-year-old ... 		The Straits Times, Singapore

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26/06/2012 Gov’t is serious in curbing illegal logging, mining activities in Caraga – Robredo
Butuan City - Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo today said the government is serious ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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25/06/2012 Small farmers cause substantial damage in the Amazon rainforest
Small farmers are less likely than large landowners to maintain required forest cover on their property ... 		Mongabay.com

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23/06/2012 Forest officials seize illegal timber
Dipayal - A team from the Doti District Forest Office led by ranger Manoj Air found 18.42 feet illegal ... 		The Himalayan Times, Nepal

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21/06/2012 DILG chief vows 'one-strike' policy vs illegal logging
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo vowed on Thursday to impose ... 		Sun Star Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

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19/06/2012 Philippine govt to intensify campaign against illegal logging
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday ordered three government agencies to step up their ... 		Global Times, China

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19/06/2012 Amazon deforestation at record low
Record low levels of deforestation in Brazil have been credited to the creation of sustainable forestry ... 		TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK

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18/06/2012 Soldiers, policemen deputized vs illegal logging
Manila - Uniformed personnel from agencies such as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the ... 		Sun Star, Philippines

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17/06/2012 Deforestation reaches alarming stage in BD
The deforestation in Bangladesh has reached an alarming stage as the authorities concerned did not implement ... 		Financial Express, Bangladesh

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15/06/2012 Davao DENR reports P8.7M worth of confiscated logs
Davao City - The region's anti-illegal logging task force confiscated 8,807 pieces of logs, or 1,995.12 ... 		Business World Online, Philippines

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13/06/2012 5 mayors face illegal logging probe
Butuan City - Five mayors in Agusan del Sur and Agusan del Norte have been placed under investigation ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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12/06/2012 Amid Brazil Forest Code controversy, will Presidential vetoes benefit forests?
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Two weeks ago Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vetoed critical elements of ... 		CIFOR Forests Blog

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11/06/2012 Sec. Robredo investigates illegal logging in Butuan today
Butuan City - Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo is here ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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08/06/2012 Global alliance aims to tackle forest crime
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08/06/2012 Colombia seizes 450 tons of illegal timber
The Colombian military seized 450 tons of illegally felled timber in the Pacific port of Buenaventura, ... 		InSight Crime, US / Colombia

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08/06/2012 DENR, PNP, and 8th ID partner to curb timber poaching in Region 8
Catbalogan City, Samar - A total of 391 pieces of assorted good lumber with a total estimate of 3,250 ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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07/06/2012 Key illegal log site in Quezon raided
Lucena City - A five-man team of the Quezon provincial government penetrated what team members said was ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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07/06/2012 Illegal logging still rampant in Mindanao forests
Davao City - The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has issued a Mindanao-wide appeal to report all ... 		Business Mirror, Philippines

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05/06/2012 Amazon loggers caught in the act
For those struggling to survive, chopping a few trees out of a forest that seems to stretch forever can ... 		Earth Island Journal

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30/05/2012 Vietnam national park losing trees as law not enforced: study
A recent study by an international conservation group found that weak enforcement of the law at Phong ... 		Thanh Nien News, Vietnam

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29/05/2012 How Google Earth is being used by the Philippine National Police
Over the years, Google Earth has been responsible for helping a huge number of non-profit and other worthwhile ... 		Google Earth blog

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26/05/2012 8,000 board feet of lumber seized in ARMM
Cotabato City - The seizure of some 8,000 board feet of lauan lumber at Polloc Port in Parang, Maguindanao ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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25/05/2012 Cambodian forest campaigners fight rampant logging
Koh Kong, Cambodia - Frustrated by government inaction, Cambodian citizen patrollers are risking their ... 		The Sun Daily, Malaysia

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24/05/2012 Illegal logging in Kalimantan ‘cost state $35b in 2011’
Illegal forest clearing in Kalimantan potentially cost the state Rp 321 trillion ($34.6 billion) in losses ... 		The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia

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20/05/2012 Pioneering Amazon tribe asks Brazilian police to help enforce logging moratorium
Leaders of the Paiter Surui have asked Brazilian authorities for police support in enforcing a logging ... 		Ecosystem Marketplace

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18/05/2012 Logging ban nets P33.7-M hot logs
After a more-than-a-year moratorium on all logging-related activities in natural and residual forest ... 		Sun Star Davao, Philippines

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17/05/2012 DENR probes involvement of local execs in illegal logging
Davao City, Philippines -The regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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11/05/2012 Illegal sawmill shut down
Kuala Lumpur - Operations at an illegal sawmill in Batu 12, Cheras here, which had been raking in profit ... 		New Straits Times, Malaysia

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08/05/2012 Operatives seize P3.4-M illegal logs in Tagum
Davao City - Illegal logs valued at P3.4 million were confiscated by the government task force on Monday ... 		Business World Online, Philippines

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07/05/2012 Cambodia suspends new land concessions to companies
Cambodia's government, facing growing protests by villagers and warnings about disappearing wilderness, ... 		Reuters

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03/05/2012 Indonesia's Environment Ministry to sue APP, APRIL in $225B illegal logging case
Indonesia's Ministry of Environment is planning to sue 14 pulp and paper companies for illegally ... 		Mongabay.com

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03/05/2012 Brazil launches Amazon anti-crime operation
The Brazilian armed forces have begun an operation in a vast area of the Amazon to tackle drug trafficking, ... 		BBC News

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30/04/2012 Crack down on all illegal logging activities, President directs KFS
President Mwai Kibaki has directed the Kenya Forest Service to crack down on illegal loggers as well ... 		The Star, Kenya

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24/04/2012 Governor’s son-in-law arrested
The son-in-law of the Mondulkiri provincial governor was arrested by the national military police yesterday ... 		The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia

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23/04/2012 Thai soldiers kill Cambodian loggers again
One Cambodian was fatally shot, two were injured and more than 100 others fled Thailand under gunfire ... 		The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia

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22/04/2012 'They're killing us': world's most endangered tribe cries for help
Logging companies keen to exploit Brazil's rainforest have been accused by human rights organisations ... 		The Guardian, UK

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22/04/2012 Crime: 10,000ft of illegal timber seized
Mansehra - Police and forest authorities have seized around 10,000 square feet of illegally-cut timber ... 		The Express Tribune, Pakistan

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21/04/2012 Shipper questions hold order on bark shipment
The owner of the 1,000 sacks of tree bark of mangroves or tanbarks locally known as “tungog” ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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19/04/2012 8 sawmills run by illegal loggers raided in Laguna
Sta Cruz, Laguna, Philippines – Eight sawmills run by illegal loggers in the province were raided ... 		PhilStar.com, Philippines

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17/04/2012 Indonesia to investigate forest concession
The Environment Ministry has said it will launch an investigation into the issuance of a plantation concession ... 		The Jakarta Globe, Indonesia

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17/04/2012 Cross border illegal loggers face new obstacle in Tanzania Mozambique forest agreement
Maputo, Mozambique - A new forest cooperation agreement to be signed tomorrow between Mozambique and ... 		WWF

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16/04/2012 Cops smash largest Laguna illegal sawmill
Combined elements from the Laguna Provincial Police Office (LPPO) and the Philippine Army on Saturday ... 		The Journal Online, Philippines

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13/04/2012 DENR confiscates wood products in Agusan del Sur and Davao del Norte
Davao City - Environment officials have confiscated 561 pieces of illegally cut forest products with ... 		Business World Online, Philippines

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10/04/2012 Illegal loggers detained
Taipei - Investigators in Yilan County said Tuesday they have nabbed a 12-man gang involved in a February ... 		Focus Taiwan

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08/04/2012 Conservationists call for suspension of logging permits
Panama’s Environmental Authority (ANAM) has been asked to suspend logging permits to prevent the ... 		Newsroom Panama

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07/04/2012 Authority to report on illegal logging claims
Quang Nam — A delegation from the Viet Nam Administration of Forestry is inspecting deforestation ... 		Viet Nam News

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05/04/2012 Brazil can eliminate deforestation by 2020, says governor of giant Amazon state
Long seen as a pariah for its high rate of deforestation, the world is starting to look to the Brazilian ... 		Mongabay.com

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05/04/2012 Ha Tinh forests illegally chopped down
Protected forests upstream in border area near Laos, in the central province of Ha Tinh, have been terribly ... 		Tuoi Tre News, Vietnam

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02/04/2012 In Brazil, environment protection has become a guerrilla war
The history of violent land conflicts in Brazil is a long one specially in the state of Pará, ... 		BrazzilMag

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01/04/2012 Deforestation rife in Kanchhanpur
Mahendranagar - If the seizure of illegal wood in the last two months is any indication, then deforestation ... 		The Himalayan Times, Nepal

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29/03/2012 Confiscations of forest products decreasing in number, says DENR
Tuguegarao City - With the strict implementation of the logging moratorium, it has been observed that ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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26/03/2012 Strict steps to curb poaching in Brunei
The Forestry Department is strengthening its wildlife enforcement measures to curb poaching and illegal ... 		AsiaOne, Singapore

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20/03/2012 P.6-M hot logs seized in Quezon
Mauban, Quezon - At least P642,441 worth of illegally-cut logs and flitches were confiscated by joint ... 		The Journal Online, Philippines

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20/03/2012 “Dirty money” in illegal logging can be tracked and confiscated - World Bank reports
Washington – Every two seconds, an area of forest the size of a football field is clear-cut by ... 		World Bank

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15/03/2012 Africa: 'Dirty money' in illegal logging can be tracked and confiscated, says World Bank report
Washington — Every two seconds, an area of forest the size of a football field is clear-cut by ... 		allAfrica.com

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12/03/2012 Forestry officials impound illegal timber
Officials from Forestry Departmenrt in Mpanda District Council have seized 470 logs of highly valuable ... 		Daily News, Tanzania

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10/03/2012 Illegal logging: Timber worth millions seized
Haripur - The forest department and local police seized 153 logs of timber from the Tarbela Lake in a ... 		The Express Tribune, Pakistan

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07/03/2012 Cambodia's Amazon under threat
Illegal logging, government collusion combine.

The sounds of birds chirping filter down through the ... 		Asia Sentinel

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05/03/2012 Cameroon government cracks down on illegal logging
Yaounde, Cameroon – The government of Cameroon has intensified a crackdown on illegal loggers in ... 		Reuters AlertNet

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03/03/2012 Nicaragua bids to stem deforestation with eco-soldiers
Deep inside the verdant and sweltering vegetation of Nicaragua's Mosquito Coast, a specially trained ... 		BBC News

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29/02/2012 Make illegal logging heinous crime, Paje urges Congress
Because of the gruesome crimes committed against defenders of the environment, particularly forest protection ... 		Business Mirror, Philippines

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29/02/2012 Government renews drive vs illegal logging
The National Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (NAILTF) will start confiscating anew all logs and lumber ... 		Business Mirror, Philippines

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26/02/2012 DENR seizes P1.5M lauan flitches and lumber
Davao City - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here has seized illegally cut ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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23/02/2012 Folk in interior Baram want authorities to bring illegal loggers to book
Miri, Sarawak - Villagers from a settlement in Ulu Baram have lodged a police report after discovering ... 		The Star Online, Malaysia

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23/02/2012 Illegal lumber operations given till March for EO 23 compliance
Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines — Inline with Executive Order No. 23 which imposes a moratorium ... 		Manila Bulletin, Philippines

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20/02/2012 Seizures point to timber trafficking ring in Guatemala
Recent seizures of illegally trafficked timber in Guatemala suggests there is an organized smuggling ... 		InSight Crime, US / Colombia

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17/02/2012 New study highlights opportunities and challenges for Indonesia forest moratorium
Today WRI releases a working ... 		World Resources Institute (WRI)

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13/02/2012 Illegal logs recovered in North Cotabato
Kidapawan City, Philippines – Environment officials seized some 3,000 board feet of logs and chainsaws ... 		PhilStar.com, Philippines

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09/02/2012 P576,000 illegal logs seized in Tibungco
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is closely monitoring some areas in Davao ... 		Sun Star Davao, Philippines

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09/02/2012 DENR closes 94 wood firms in Caraga
Butuan City - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has shut down 94 of 119 wood processing ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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08/02/2012 Illegal rosewood worth B11m seized
Sixty-one illegally harvested rosewood logs, or payoong, worth more than 11 million baht were seized ... 		Bangkok Post, Thailand

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08/02/2012 Mashco-Piro tribe appearance: Peru reportedly raids illegal logging site
Advocacy group Survival International reports that Peru has raided an illegal logging site in the Manú ... 		The Huffington Post

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05/02/2012 Heavy firepower
Kuching - Illegal loggers, particularly those alleged to have connection to shady underworld dealings, ... 		The Star Online, Malaysia

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02/02/2012 Perak uses satellite surveillance to detect illegal logging
Pengkalan Hulu - The Perak government has taken various measures to detect illegal logging, including ... 		Bernama, Malaysia

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01/02/2012 Illegal logging could cost M'sia RM800-900mil yearly
Petaling Jaya - Malaysia stands to lose between RM800mil to RM900mil annually if illegal logging is not ... 		The Star Online, Malaysia

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01/02/2012 MACC vows to chop down illegal loggers
The commission's director of investigations Mustafar Ali says MACC will hunt down the culprits regardless ... 		Free Malaysia Today

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30/01/2012 Rufus bill seeks life imprisonment vs loggers
Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District) has announced that the Lower House has approved on ... 		Mindanao Gold Star Daily, Phillipines

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24/01/2012 Warrant issued against 27 for deforestation in Dadeldhura
Dadeldhura - A warrant has been issued against 27 people for their involvement in illegal deforestation ... 		Republica, Nepal

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22/01/2012 Illegal loggers charged
The Task Force Ranao has filed illegal logging charges against two groups found to be responsible in ... 		Sun Star Zamboanga, Philippines

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22/01/2012 Mindanao Business Council hits Aquino on environment
Davao City - Leaders of the Mindanao business sector have criticized the Aquino administration for taking ... 		Business World Online, Philippines

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19/01/2012 Moro rebels’ help vs illegal logging sought
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm) is seeking the help of the Moro rebels in curbing illegal ... 		Sun Star Davao, Philippines

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19/01/2012 Madagascar: Illegal rosewood trade continues
Antalaha - Environmentalists and the international community are trying to find ways of limiting the ... 		IRIN News

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15/01/2012 DENR-13 exceeds 2011 targets for national greening and anti-illegal logging programs
While 2011 saw parts of Mindanao devastated by tropical storm Sendong—and brought to the fore the ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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15/01/2012 Police seizes P6M worth of illegally cut lumbers in 2011
Tuguegaro City - “Kagubatan,” the strict implementation of anti-illegal logging campaign ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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15/01/2012 Lady Tarzan cuts timber mafia to size
Eleven years ago, Muturkham forests, lying southeast of capital Ranchi, used to be the timber mafia’s ... 		Hindustan Times, East India

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13/01/2012 Illegal road fosters illicit logging in Quang Ngai
A five-kilometre long illegal road has been constructed in order to facilitate the destruction of a protected ... 		VietNamNet Bridge

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13/01/2012 Nine more Cambodian ‘loggers’ nabbed in Laos
Nine Cambodians had been apprehended after illegally entering Laos near the Stung Treng border on Tuesday, ... 		The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia

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11/01/2012 Tractor load of illicit timber apprehended
Naval personnel attached to SLNS Vijayaba in the Eastern Naval Area on information received apprehended ... 		Sri Lanka Navy

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09/01/2012 As Amazon deforestation falls, food production rises
A sharp drop in deforestation has been accompanied by an increase in food production in the Brazilian ... 		Mongabay.com

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09/01/2012 Vietnam announces crackdown on illegal timber logging
In what is being billed as good news for timber investment in Eastern Europe, Vietnam has announced a ... 		KMS Baltics

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07/01/2012 Joint army, environment troops seize illegal logs
City of Malolos, Bulacan - A joint team of environment and army troops sequestered 103 assorted, squared ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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07/01/2012 CIAA team monitors Dadeldhura forest
Dadeldhura - A Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority team arrived in Dadeldhura to investigate ... 		The Himalayan Times, Nepal

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06/01/2012 ARMM gov’t prepares illegal logging charges
Cotabato City, Philippines - The government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is finalizing ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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04/01/2012 Harsh penalties vs illegal loggers
As one of the culprits during natural calamities, illegal loggers will face life imprisonment if a bill ... 		The Journal Online, Philippines

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03/01/2012 25 trucks of logs seized from 3 Lanao del Sur villages
Zamboanga City, Philippines - Soldiers under the Task Force Ranao seized 25 truckloads of logs from three ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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02/01/2012 Saving the Amazon: Winning the war on deforestation
For years, the story told about the Amazon has been one of destruction - the world's largest rainforest, ... 		BBC News

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28/12/2011 Gov’t permits used for illegal logs
Zamboanga City - At least three logging companies have been using timber licenses to illegally cut trees ... 		The Inquirer, Philippines

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21/12/2011 P20M worth of illegal logs seized in Davao this year
Davao City - Nearly P20 million worth of illegal forest products were seized in Davao Region this year ... 		Business World Online, Philippines

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17/12/2011 Stamping out logging menace
The number of illegal logging cases nationwide has been on the decline since 2006 as the Forestry Department ... 		New Straits Times, Malaysia

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15/12/2011 Timber traffickers targeted by forest management body
Ha Noi - The forest management sector is planning stricter measures to fight timber trafficking following ... 		Viet Nam News

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14/12/2011 Hun Sen puts onus on loggers
Nearly 30 Cambodians have been shot dead while illegally crossing the Thai border since 2008, with many ... 		The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia

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12/12/2011 Democratic Republic of Congo fights illegal logging with AS&E's Z Backscatter vans
Billerica, Mass. - American Science and Engineering, Inc. ("AS&E"), a leader in X-ray detection ... 		Market Watch, Wall Street Journal, US

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08/12/2011 Brazil cracks down on illegal logging in Amazon
Trairao, Brazil — Brazilian authorities on Thursday wrapped up a major operation against illegal ... 		AFP

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07/12/2011 Brazil's Amazon deforestation in 2011 lowest on record
Brasilia, Brazil - Deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 11.7 percent from August 2010 ... 		Environment News Service

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01/12/2011 Military seizes hardwood in continuing campaign to curb illegal logging
Kiambs, Sarangani - The military has seized suspected illegally cut hardwood species coming from the ... 		Business World Online, Philippines

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01/12/2011 Philippines closes 178 illegal sawmills in crackdown
The Philippines has closed about 178 sawmills, mini-sawmills and veneer or plywood plants in Northern ... 		TTJ, The Timber Industry Magazine, UK

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28/11/2011 'Hot logs' seized in Agusan, Surigao del Sur
Manila, Philippines – Authorities seized “hot logs” with a volume of over 20,000 board ... 		ABS CBN News

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28/11/2011 Customs and Excise Office holds 7,000 meters of illegal timber
Jakarta - The Forestry Ministry is investigating the export of illegal timber from Papuan forests, which ... 		Tempo Interactive

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27/11/2011 DENR13 Task Force seizes 221 pieces illegal logs in Butuan City
Butuan City - Some 221 pieces of illegal logs, composed of mixed diptherocarp species, were seized recently ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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26/11/2011 P4.1 million worth of hot logs seized in 10 months
A total of P4.1 million worth of illegal logs and lumber were confiscated by the Department of Environmental ... 		Sun Star Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

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26/11/2011 Mozambique: Illegal logs sold back to timber companies
The Mozambican state has just obtained 15.8 million meticais (about 590,000 US dollars) from the sale ... 		The Zimbabwean

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24/11/2011 Adenan: 10 illegal logging cases investigated so far this year
Ten cases of illegal logging have been investigated from January to September this year resulting in ... 		The Borneo Post

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22/11/2011 Guats caught red-handed razing Chiquibul
Friends for Conservation and Development (FCD), the NGO co-managing the Chiquibul National Park with ... 		Amandala Online, Belize

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16/11/2011 Major illegal logging operation disrupted
The National Police’s special crimes unit says it has disrupted an illegal logging syndicate with ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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13/11/2011 P1M illegal lumbers, flitches seized
Tagum City, Davao del Norte - Some 2,780 pieces of illegally cut lumber and flitches valued at around ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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13/11/2011 Hot lumber seized in Surigao del Sur; illegal sawmill dismantled
Butuan City - Some 2,000 board feet of government banned hardwood species Lawaan estimated to be worth ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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09/11/2011 Governments need to deal with corruption to further curb illegal logging
Beijing, China - The fight to curb rampant illegal logging in the Asia Pacific region has come a long ... 		CIFOR Forests Blog

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09/11/2011 Environment Ministry, Madre de Dios to protect area from mining, deforestation
Environment Minister Ricardo Giesecke and the regional president of Madre de Dios region, Luis Aguirre ... 		Peruvian Times

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08/11/2011 DENR XI claims illegal logging curbed
Tagum City, Davao del Norte - Fabrication of illegally cut trees into classroom materials is massive ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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06/11/2011 Mozambique: Smuggled timber seized in Mueda
Maputo — The Mozambican authorities in Mueda district, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, ... 		allAfrica.com

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01/11/2011 Mozambique: Timber companies lose their licences
The National Directorate of Land and Forests, part of the Mozambican Ministry of Agriculture, has cancelled ... 		The Zimbabwean

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28/10/2011 Cops seize Tapang logs
Kapit - Some 78 Tapang trees, a protected species, were seized by Kapit police at a log pond in Taman ... 		The Borneo Post

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26/10/2011 DENR stops wood charcoal production
Tuguegarao City - To strictly enforce laws against illegal logging, the Department of Environment and ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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26/10/2011 Highlands, southern region urged to better protect forests
Dak Lak - Authorities in the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) and Southeastern regions need to tighten ... 		Viet Nam News

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19/10/2011 Marine cops seize 372 logs worth RM186,000
Kuching - Sarawak Marine Operations Force (MOF) gained another success against illegal logging with the ... 		The Borneo Post

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15/10/2011 Sri Lanka mulls action against illicit deforestation
The Central Environment Authority (CEA) will take stringent action against those involved in the destruction ... 		News.lk, Sri Lanka

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12/10/2011 Military to probe Army, Cafgu involvement in illegal logging
The military ordered an investigation into the alleged involvement of the Army and Civilian Armed Forces ... 		Sun Star Bacolod, Philippines

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10/10/2011 DR Congo: UN advises prudent use of abundant resources to spur development
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the capacity to become the driving force of Africa’s ... 		UN News Centre

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10/10/2011 Kenya: forestry officers - Forest Director denies logging charge
Kenya Forest Service Director David Mbugua and Kirinyaga Zonal Forest Officer Francis Misonge were on ... 		allAfrica.com

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04/10/2011 Ministry vows better enforcement as 2009 environmental law takes hold
After a two-year transition period, the 2009 Environmental Management and Protection Law became fully ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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03/10/2011 Kenya: Forest rangers arrest man after battle with loggers
Forest Rangers yesterday engaged 30 illegal loggers at Mucheene Forest Station in Meru county and arrested ... 		allAfrica.com

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29/09/2011 DENR seizes P1.2 million worth of illegal logs
Butuan City - A truck and some P1.2 million worth of illegal logs, allegedly owned by some politicians, ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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25/09/2011 Deforestation hits Kenya’s forests
Deforestation is said to be hitting Kenya's forests as residents heap complains at the doors of ... 		Africa News

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25/09/2011 Mozambique: Six truckloads of illegal logs seized
Maputo — The Mozambican agricultural authorities in Cheringoma district, in the central province ... 		allAfrica.com

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22/09/2011 Saboba Assembly denies involvement in illegal felling of trees
The Saboba District Assembly in the Northern Region has denied its involvement in the illegal felling ... 		Modern Ghana

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08/09/2011 EIA responds to criticism of crossroads report
London - The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), a London-based international NGO, strongly refutes ... 		EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency)

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04/09/2011 Red sanders worth 50cr seized, 5 held
Mumbai - The dream run of Std XII dropout Ajit Satam, who owns six high-end cars and has a bank balance ... 		The Times of India

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02/09/2011 Illegal logging for charcoal threatens national park
HCM City — Illegal logging of mangrove trees for producing charcoal in Ca Mau Cape National Park, ... 		Viet Nam News

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02/09/2011 DENR region head defends chief’s work vs corruption
Lucena City - The head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Calabarzon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon) ... 		The Inquirer, Phlippines

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31/08/2011 Colombia declares war on timber trafficking mafia
Colombia’s government announced a “crusade” against illegal logging, vowing to clamp ... 		InSight Crime, US / Colombia

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29/08/2011 Feds raid Gibson Guitar to save endangered foreign trees
At approximately 8:45 a.m. on August 24, federal agents raided Gibson Guitar Corporation facilities in ... 		New American

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26/08/2011 Japan, China target illegal loggers
Japan and China have agreed to create a joint system aimed at cracking down on illegal logging to preserve ... 		The Japan Times

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24/08/2011 Prompt action against illegal loggers
Kuching - Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) will re-activate its operation to stamp out illegal logging ... 		The Borneo Post

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24/08/2011 Asia’s forest rangers train to boost defenses against poaching and illegal logging
Forest rangers from across Asia began intensive counter poaching operations training today under a new ... 		PhuketIndex, Thailand

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19/08/2011 Regents reported for forestry corruption
Jakart - The Forestry Ministry has reported 14 regents to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) ... 		Tempo Interactive

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17/08/2011 Climate Conversations - The squeeze: Brazil cuts off credit to illegal loggers
With fines for illegal deforestation rarely paid, Brazil is using a novel approach to save the Amazon: ... 		Reuters AlertNet

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16/08/2011 Could Madagascar stance benefit European forestry?
Timber and forestry investors in Europe could potentially benefit from a new hard-line approach to illegal ... 		KMS Baltics

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14/08/2011 Madagascar toughens wood export rules
Antananarivo — Madagascar's ruling High Transitional Authority has introduced heavier penalties ... 		AFP

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03/08/2011 PENRO-Ifugao establishes operation center for Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force
Lamut, Ifugao - The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) recently established ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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31/07/2011 Brazil: Domestic consumer awareness programme launched
Concerns have been raised on the level of wood waste generated by the timber industry due to inefficient ... 		Fordaq, the Timber Network

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30/07/2011 FSD delcares all out war on illegal loggers
The Forest Services Division (FSD) of the Forestry Commission (FC) has vowed to go to every length to ... 		Ghana News Agency

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10/07/2011 Encroachers on government land arrested
Over 20 people have been arrested in an operation to crack down on encroachers in the national forest ... 		Uganda People News, on UG Pulse

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04/07/2011 STF busts illegal timber racket in Lahugala
A racket engaged in illegal felling inside the Lahugala forest reserve was busted by the Special Task ... 		Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka

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02/07/2011 Campaign against illegal logging intensified
Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines – A top House of Representatives official has declared his ... 		Manila Bulletin, Philippines

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28/06/2011 Logging company fined $100 million for illegal logging in Papua New Guinea
In a landmark court decision a judge has slapped a logging company with a nearly $100 million (K225.5 ... 		Mongabay.com

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24/06/2011 $100m fine for logging company in PNG
Malaysian logging company Concord Pacific has been fined $US100 million after being found guilty of illegal ... 		Australian Network News

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23/06/2011 71% illegal loggers acquitted: ICW
Jakarta - The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) said on Wednesday that 71.43 percent of all illegal loggers ... 		The Jakarta Post

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22/06/2011 71 percent of illegal loggers acquitted: ICW
The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) said on Wednesday that 71.43 percent of illegal loggers were acquitted ... 		The Jakarta Post

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22/06/2011 Laos announces crackdown on illegal logging, timber smuggling
Laos Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong ordered authorities to crack down on illegal logging and timber ... 		Mongabay.com

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17/06/2011 Beef barons exposed by space pics face jail
Brazilian beef barons whose illegal clearance of land inhabited by uncontacted Indians in Paraguay was ... 		Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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16/06/2011 DPR likens illegal logging to terrorism
The House of Representatives said on Thursday that it would form a team to look into cases of illegal ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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04/06/2011 W Sumatera govt urged to act against illegal loggers
Padang, W Sumatra - The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has renewed its call for the West ... 		Antara News, Indonesia

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03/06/2011 Rousseff to send military to Amazon rainforest to stop violence
Brasilia - Military and federal police officers are to be deployed in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest ... 		Monsters and Critics

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03/06/2011 Timber wars
Conservationists demand better support for rangers defending Vietnam’s forests against a growing ... 		Thanh Nien News, Vietnam

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02/06/2011 Protecting the environment: Forests and Environment Minister talks to forest owners
Peshawar - All necessary measures will be taken for protecting the rights of forest owners in Kohat District. ... 		The Express Tribune, Pakistan

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31/05/2011 Brazil federal leaders discuss Amazon conflict
Brazil's government will protect rural activists and increase policing in its Amazon rain forest ... 		Taiwan News

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31/05/2011 Madagascar moves to protect precious forests
Madagascar's Ministry of Environment is heralding the success of a crackdown on illegal logging, ... 		Voice of America

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30/05/2011 Brazil to protect environmental activists as murders increase over illegal logging disputes
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil's government will protect rural activists and increase policing in its Amazon ... 		The Huffington Post, US

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24/05/2011 Authorities launch stealth operation in Amazon after satellite images reveal deforestation
Brazil’s environmental enforcement agency busted an illegal logging ring following analysis of ... 		Mongabay.com

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23/05/2011 UN presents new checklist to manage forest stocks
Everyone knows that trees are good for the environment and that well-run forests might become lucrative ... 		UN News Centre

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22/05/2011 Illegal logging threatens Lake Sebu in South Cotabato
General Santos City - Illegal cutting of trees threatens the scenic town of Lake Sebu, dubbed as the ... 		The Inquirer, Phlippines

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22/05/2011 Closing in on mangrove crooks
Stuart Renny Michael won the MPI Malaysian Journalism Award for Best News Reporting for his article, ... 		The Star Online, Malaysia

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19/05/2011 Special report: How a $115b illegal logging probe was felled
As a forestry expert, Bambang Hero Saharjo has tramped through jungles during his entire career, but ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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19/05/2011 Illegal logging spreading in Madagascar
Antananarivo - The transitional authorities in Madagascar are struggling to overcome the problem of illegal ... 		IPS News

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17/05/2011 Under pressure from rising deforestation, Brazil’s IBAMA establishes ‘Zero Deforestation Policy’ in the Amazon
IBAMA, Brazil’s equivalent of the EPA, is suspending 1,300 planned operations for 2011 in order ... 		Mongabay.com

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15/05/2011 Forest stakeholders castigate officials
Tanzania - Residents of Korogwe, Mkinga, Mheza and Lushoto in Tanga Region this week criticized officials ... 		IPP Media

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13/05/2011 Laws on forest protection should be rigidly enforced - Consultant
Kumasi - Government has been urged to act more robustly to enforce laws on the protection and management ... 		Ghana News Agency

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11/05/2011 Ghana: Minister's chainsaw operators remanded
The chainsaw operators who were caught red-handed by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources and ... 		allAfrica.com

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07/05/2011 DENR sues Bataan officials
City of San Fernando - To prove their vigilance against illegal logging, the Department of Environment ... 		Sun Star Pampanga, Philippines

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06/05/2011 Kenya turns sugarcane waste into paper to preserve forests
Nairobi - Kenyan companies are starting to produce paper from sugarcane waste in a move environmentalists ... 		Reuters AlertNet

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05/05/2011 Brazil's forest code debate may determine fate of the Amazon rainforest
Brazil's forest code may be about to get an overhaul.

The federal code, which presently requires ... 		Mongabay.com

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04/05/2011 Chongqing Hilton shareholder Peng Zhimin sentenced to life in prison
At 10am this morning, Chongqing's No. 1 Intermediate People's Court sentenced Peng Zhimin, ... 		Economic Observer, China

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01/05/2011 Minister directs foresters to curb timber smuggling
Biratnagar - State Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Bhagawati Chaudhary directed the forest ... 		The Himalayan Times, Nepal

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28/04/2011 Illegal logging, mining ravages Kalimantan, costs Indonesia $36.4b
The Ministry of Forestry says illegal logging, land clearance, forest fires and mining has devastated ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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28/04/2011 Illegal rosewood bust in Madagascar
Authorities in Madagascar seized several trucks carrying illegally logged rosewood timber, reports Asity ... 		Wild Madagascar, on Mongabay.com

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28/04/2011 Brazil: JBS strikes deal over slavery, deforestation lawsuit
JBS has struck a deal that will see allegations that the meat giant bought beef from farms that contributed ... 		just-food

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28/04/2011 Assam to take Arunachal help on smuggling Proposal to form joint team
Dibrugarh - Forest officers posted under various divisions in Upper Assam will seek the help of the counterparts ... 		The Telegraph, Calcutta, India

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27/04/2011 Deforestation going on unabated in Siraha
Siraha - The Natural Resources Committee of the Parliament has prohibited cutting of trees in Siraha. ... 		The Himalayan Times, Nepal

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26/04/2011 P.7-M hot flitches seized in Quezon
Panukulan, Quezon - Policemen and members of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ... 		Journal Online, Philippines

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22/04/2011 Timber smuggling ring busted in Sagaing
New Delhi - A smuggling ring of more than 70 people, allegedly illegal traders in timber and forestry ... 		The Irrawaddy

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20/04/2011 Binh Duong timber smuggler jailed
Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on Tuesday sentenced the mastermind of a timber smuggling operation ... 		Thanh Nien News, Vietnam

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14/04/2011 Brazil issues $1.2 bln in fines on beef companies
Brasilia — Brazilian authorities announced Thursday they are seeking $1.2 billion in fines against ... 		AFP

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12/04/2011 Groups urged to tap lawyers’ group vs illegal logging, mining
Butuan City, Philippines - Former Chief Justice Reynato Puno has urged environmental and cause-oriented ... 		The Inquirer, Phlippines

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06/04/2011 DENR seizes illegal lumber in AgSur
Butuan City - The DENR 13 Regional Task Force on Tuesday apprehended anew more than 30,000 board feet ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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02/04/2011 P700T worth of illegal lumber apprehended in Agusan Sur
Butuan City - As the crackdown against illegal logging operators and timber poachers in the region intensified, ... 		GMANews.TV, Philippines

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01/04/2011 Brazil banks sued for encouraging deforestation
Brasilia - Federal prosecutors in Brazil said Friday they have filed suit against the state-run Banco ... 		AFP

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26/03/2011 Mozambique: Six inspectors suspended over illegal timber exports
Maputo — The attempted illegal export of unprocessed timber and of ivory from the northern Mozambique ... 		allAfrica.com

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22/03/2011 Mayors face ax[e] if logging persists
Preventive suspension and filing of appropriate charges will be conducted by the National Anti-illegal ... 		Sun Star Baguio, Philippines

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18/03/2011 Kalinga forms anti-illegal logging task force
Tabuk, Kalinga – Organization of the provincial anti-illegal logging task force is underway, following ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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17/03/2011 Forest secretary convicted of deforestation
Biratnagar - The District Forest Office, Morang, has sentenced Secretary of Amana Sisauli Community Forest ... 		The Himalayan Times, Nepal

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11/03/2011 South Sudan pledges to fight against widespread illegal logging
The government of South Sudan said on Friday that it will embark on legal measures in a special exercise ... 		Sudan Tribune

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09/03/2011 Resolution to create local task forces vs illegal logging
In its effort to combat illegal logging operations, the government recently passed a resolution that ... 		Sun Star Manila, Philippines

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03/03/2011 Logging equipment banned in forests
Logging equipment are now banned inside natural and residual forests nationwide, the Department of Environment ... 		The Inquirer, Phlippines

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03/03/2011 Cameroon: forest exploitation - government suspends 72 illegal exploiters
The sanctioned companies include those holding the Wood Removal Permits (AEB) and the Authorisations ... 		allAfrica.com

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01/03/2011 Slay of DENR exec won’t stop drive vs illegal logging—official
Tacloban City, Philippines — The campaign against illegal logging by the regional Department of ... 		The Inquirer, Phlippines

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22/02/2011 Denise Hamu: Brazil 'needs to increase' beef and soya productivity
Matilda Lee talks exclusively to the head of WWF Brazil about controversial beef and soya production, ... 		The Ecologist, UK

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21/02/2011 Rate of illegal logging ‘declines’ in Papua
Jakarta - A decrease in the amount of illegal timber seized in Papua in 2010 reflects a decline in illegal ... 		The Jakarta Post

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19/02/2011 Bill on logging moratorium filed
Manila, Philippines - Congress is pushing for a bill imposing a 12-year moratorium on commercial logging ... 		The Inquirer, Phlippines

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19/02/2011 Task force takes next step in Riau logging inquiry
The Judicial Mafia Eradication Task Force announced on Friday it had studied a report implicating up ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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19/02/2011 Less Sierra Madre logging after ban, says tribal leader
Lucena City, Philippines - Illegal logging activities in the Quezon section of Sierra Madre mountain ... 		The Inquirer, Phlippines

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19/02/2011 11 sentenced in deforestation case
Peshawar - An accountability court on Friday sentenced a forest officer and 10 others for illegal cutting ... 		The News, Pakistan

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18/02/2011 DENR reports 211 illegal logging cases filed
Baguio City - Cutting without permit and transport without permit top the list of illegal logging cases ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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17/02/2011 Nigerian state sets REDD pace for entire continent
The tiny state of Cross River, Nigeria, has managed to preserve large swathes of endangered rainforest ... 		Ecosystem Marketplace

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15/02/2011 Kapit cops make fourth seizure of illegal logs
Kapit - The police scored another success in curbing illegal logging activities with their fourth seizure ... 		The Borneo Post

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14/02/2011 Supreme Court rejects former regent's appeal in illegal logging case
The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of Tengku Azmun Jaafar, the regent of Pelalawan, Riau, from ... 		The Jakarta Post

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12/02/2011 Organised crime hurting Brunei forests
Bandar Seri Begawan - Suspected organised crime is seen to be standing in the way of efforts to stamp ... 		BruDirect, Brunei Darussalam

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11/02/2011 S.Leone anti-graft agency stops illegal timber exports
Freetown — Sierra Leone's anti-graft agency said Thursday it had intercepted more containers ... 		AFP

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11/02/2011 DENR 5 vows strict implementation of moratorium on logging
Legazpi City - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Bicol has assured the public ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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09/02/2011 House, Forestry Ministry bicker over illegal logging
The House of Representatives has called for the establishment of an independent commission to tackle ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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07/02/2011 Peace council requests for a regional prosecutor for CAR
La Trinidad, Benguet – The Regional Peace and Order Council(RPOC) has passed a resolution requesting ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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04/02/2011 Philippine president bans logging after deadly floods
Philippine President Benigno Aquino has imposed a nationwide moratorium on logging, following floods ... 		BBC News

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04/02/2011 Wood producers ask Aquino to reconsider total log ban
Manila, Philippines - Wood producers have appealed to President Benigno Aquino to implement "selective" ... 		ABS-CBNnews.com

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02/02/2011 967 forestry firms under govt scrutiny
A joint government team is planning stricter law enforcement against hundreds of plantation and mining ... 		The Jakarta Post

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31/01/2011 Governor concerned over illegal logging by Congolese
Cabinda – The governor of Cabinda province, João Baptista Mawete, expressed concern, at ... 		Angola Press

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29/01/2011 DENR to investigate Quezon office over illegal logging in Sierra Madre
Lucena City, Quezon, Philippines — After sacking 11 personnel in Quezon province three days ago, ... 		The Inquirer, Phlippines

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28/01/2011 Illegal logging in Musi Banyuasin rampant
Illegal logging in the Merang production forest in Musi Banyuasin, South Sumatra, is becoming increasingly ... 		The Jakarta Post

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26/01/2011 Kratie logging crackdown nets 11
Eleven people have been arrested in a crackdown this week on illegal logging in Kratie province’s ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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26/01/2011 Timber smuggling rife in Kashmir
Srinigar, India - Smugglers are using political unrest in the Kashmir region of India to conceal their ... 		UPI.com

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25/01/2011 ‘Climate of fear’ now prevails over Sierra Madre, says priest
Lucena City – With the seizure of more than P7 million worth of hot logs from Sierra Madre, illegal ... 		The Inquirer, Phlippines

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24/01/2011 Aquino’s log ban plan flawed, say environmentalists
Manila — Last weekend, Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III said he was mulling over an executive order ... 		Bulatlat, Philippines

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16/01/2011 Illegal loggers kill forester in Mindanao
Manila - A day after President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino declared war against them, suspected ... 		The Gulf Today

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16/01/2011 Mayor in Agusan del Sur probed for illegal logging
Butuan City, Agusan del Sur, Philippines – A town mayor in Agusan del Sur is being investigated ... 		The Inquirer, Phlippines

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15/01/2011 Sierra Madre natives skeptic [sic] about Aquino’s log-ban pronouncement
Lucena City, Philippines — Mountain natives of the Sierra Mountain range are skeptic about President ... 		The Inquirer, Phlippines

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13/01/2011 Aquino to get tough on illegal loggers after floods, landslides
President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday said his government will take “strong actions" against ... 		GMANews.TV, Philippines

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12/01/2011 Mozambique: Illegal export of timber blocked
Maputo — The Mozambican authorities have aborted an apparently illegal attempt to export large ... 		allAfrica.com

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11/01/2011 DENR files complaint vs Bagac mayor and others for illegal possession of forest products
Balanga City, Bataan - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) provincial office has ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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11/01/2011 Task Force “Pagbabago” strikes in Agusan del Sur
Butuan City - In its earnest efforts and desire to preserve and protect the environment, Task Force Pagbabago ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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10/01/2011 Yudhoyono talks tough on forest destroyers
Jakarta - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday ordered provincial governors to act ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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09/01/2011 Government should not tolerate destruction of forest reserves
Opanyin Obuabi Mensah, Chief Farmer of Akwapem Susubiri, in the Eastern Region, has urged the Ministry ... 		Modern Ghana

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04/01/2011 Eritrea: serious action to be taken to prevent forestry and wildlife destruction in Gash-Barka region
Barentu — The Administrator of Gash-Barka region, Mr. Mussa Rab'a, said that serious control ... 		allAfrica.com

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03/01/2011 Somali navy seizes vessel loaded with charcoal off Somali coast
This new government is the first administration to take steps to curb the deforestation of Somalia, a ... 		All Headline News

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03/01/2011 DENR to improve fight vs illegal logging
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said campaign against illegal logging and corruptions remain the top ... 		Sun Star Manila, Philippines

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29/12/2010 Fight vs illegal logging, graft a ‘top priority’ — DENR chief
Environment chief Ramon Paje said Wednesday that fighting illegal logging and corruption within his agency’s ... 		GMANews.TV, Philippines

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26/12/2010 Illegal timber racket bared
A massive racket involving the felling of valuable tress worth millions of rupees in a State Forest Reservation ... 		Sunday Observer, Sri Lanka

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24/12/2010 The rate of felling is falling fast in the Amazon rainforest – but can it last?
Now here’s some really good news. Deforestation in the Amazon – poster child for the world’s ... 		The Telegraph, UK

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20/12/2010 In draft bill, at least 1 year in prison for illegal loggers
Legislators are set to deliberate the first-ever bill to combat illegal logging that will impose harsh ... 		The Jakarta Post

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20/12/2010 Going undercover, reward offers turn the tide
Curbing illegal logging cannot be done overnight - it requires detailed planning and commitment. And ... 		AsiaOne News

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18/12/2010 Illegal logging could bring possible disaster for Bogor
Experts are warning of a future disaster in Bogor regency as widespread deforestation in the Mount Pancar ... 		The Jakarta Post

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03/12/2010 Rs 10lakh timber seized in Kokrajhar
Kokrajhar - The forest department today seized a cache of timber and other timber products valued at ... 		The Telegraph, Calcutta, India

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02/12/2010 Illegal logging: Fine doubled to RM1 mln, plus 5 years’ imprisonment
Kuala Lumpur - The fine and jail sentence imposed on illegal loggers will be raised to RM1 million and ... 		The Borneo Post

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01/12/2010 Brazil Amazon deforestation drops
Brasilia, Brazil - Brazil's government says deforestation in the Amazon rain forest has dropped ... 		The Washington Post

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01/12/2010 Brazil protects climate with record low Amazon deforestation
Brasilia, Brazil - Brazil has reduced destruction of its Amazon rainforest to the lowest rate since satellite ... 		Environment News Service

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16/11/2010 600 illegal timber factories in Selangor
Kuala Lumpur - Almost 600 Wood-Based Industries (WBI) in Selangor have been found to be operating without ... 		New Straits Times, Malaysia

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13/11/2010 81D troopers sieze illegally cut lumbers
Camp Lukban, Catbalogan, Samar - With the intensified campaign against illegal logging in the area as ... 		SamarNews.com, Philippines

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11/11/2010 Court jails seven chainsaw operators for illegal timber lumbering
Takoradi - A Takoradi circuit court on Wednesday sentenced seven chainsaw operators to eight years in ... 		Ghana News Agency

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10/11/2010 Local efforts block attempt to ship illegal rosewood from Madagascar
Authorities in Madagascar successfully blocked an attempt to ship illegally logged rosewood from the ... 		Wild Madagascar, on Mongabay.com

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02/11/2010 20,000ha Mau land restored
More than 23,000 hectares of illegally excised land has been recovered in the restoration of Mau Forest ... 		Daily Nation, Kenya

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31/10/2010 Red sandalwood seized
Nhava Sheva customs recently seized some 20 tonnes of red sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus) which was ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report

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31/10/2010 Illegally harvested timber seized in Sierra Morena
A joint operation by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report

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25/10/2010 Forests watchdog impounds 10 trucks with illegal timber
Ten trucks loaded with illegal timber were impounded by the National Forestry Authority over the weekend, ... 		The New Vision, Uganda

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23/10/2010 Green crime cost is billions, report says
Pollution, illegal logging and wildlife smuggling are now parts of a multibillion-dollar international ... 		The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

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20/10/2010 Illegal timber seized in Mato Grosso
Since the beginning of the year, the Federal Highway Police has seized 1,519 cu.m of illegally harvested ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report

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16/10/2010 Stop buying mangrove logs
The Selangor government has called on developers to stop buying mangrove logs for construction. ... 		The Star Online, Malaysia

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14/10/2010 Lanao Norte pushes forest protection program
Tubod, Lanao del Norte — The provincial government of Lanao del Norte is vigorously undertaking ... 		Manila Bulletin, Philippines

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14/10/2010 Illegal timber felling drops
Increased surveillance and strict law enforcement by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) on timber ... 		The New Vision, Uganda

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14/10/2010 Civil society coalition pushes government to finally halt logging permits
Jakarta - Ten civil-society groups, including Greenpeace, have called on the government to get serious ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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11/10/2010 Ratanakkiri renews logging crackdown
Ratanakkiri provincial governor Pav Ham Phan said yesterday that he had instructed civilian and military ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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10/10/2010 Govt wages war against timber smugglers
Srinagar - In order to wage war against timber smugglers, the government has decided to arm Forest Protection ... 		Rising Kashmir, India

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29/09/2010 In Sierra Leone, war declared on illegal Loggers in Bo
The manner in which illegal logging is taking place in the country at large and in the Bo District in ... 		Awareness Times, Sierra Leone

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16/09/2010 Court detains NGO director
The head of a conservation NGO in Kampong Speu province who has been accused of illegal logging and extortion ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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07/09/2010 Govt ups ante against illegal logging, mining and plantations
President Susilo Bambang Yu-dhoyono has pledged to intensify the government’s battle against companies ... 		The Jakarta Post

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01/09/2010 Curb illegal timber trade, sand mining
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday gave instructions to the IGP to curb the illegal timber trade and ... 		Daily News, Sri Lanka

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31/08/2010 Gold mined without permit at illegally logged site
Raub - Officials from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) who conducted a raid at the Tersang ... 		The Star Online, Malaysia

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30/08/2010 Officials can't see the wood ... or the trees
Logging of endangered trees and encroachment is still rampant. ... 		Bangkok Post

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27/08/2010 Minister wants stringent measures to fight illegal timber
Juaso (Ash) - The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr Kofi Opoku-Manu, has called for stringent measures to ... 		Ghana News Agency

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22/08/2010 Logging crackdown
A state crackdown on alleged illegal practices in the logging industry will result in a Labasa company ... 		Fiji Times Online

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20/08/2010 Indonesian executives held over illegal logging
Jakarta - Three logging company executives and a forestry department official are among 10 people arrested ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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19/08/2010 PNG officials swoop on Illegal logging op in remote Oro Province
Papua New Guinea government officers have swooped on an illegal logging operation in a remote area in ... 		Radio New Zealand International

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19/08/2010 Saving forests with carrots as well as sticks - part 1
Forests cover about a third of Earth's land area and contain about 70% of the carbon found in living ... 		The Huffington Post, US

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17/08/2010 Joint monitoring operation launched in Rondonia [Brazil]
In August 2010, the “Dinizia Operation” was launched jointly by a number of government agencies ... 		ITTO Market Report

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17/08/2010 Logging down in Mexican Monarch butterfly reserve
Mexico City - The number of Monarch butterflies wintering in western Mexico has plunged despite a dramatic ... 		Associated Press

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16/08/2010 Mozambique: foreign nationals arrested for illegal logging
Maputo — Mozambican authorities arrested in the region of Negomano, district of Mueda, in the northern ... 		allAfrica.com

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14/08/2010 Guardians of precious gaharu
They leave their families at home as their work demands that they spend a few days or even weeks in the ... 		Borneo Bulletin, Brunei

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03/08/2010 Forestry, fisheries crimes lost in red tape: minister
Agriculture Minister Chan Sarun has accused courts of dragging their feet on forestry, agriculture and ... 		The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia

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27/07/2010 How Brazil cut deforestation rates to record lows
Traveling from the heart of the Amazon rainforest to the Tropical savannah climate of the Brazilian capital ... 		TreeHugger

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24/07/2010 Timber seizure establishes Myanmar link
Guwahati - Customs officials today formally completed the seizure process of the 42 railway wagonloads ... 		The Assam Tribune, India

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23/07/2010 Customs seize timber worth Rs 80 cr in city
Shillong – In one of the biggest seizure of illegal trade in timber, Customs officials have seized ... 		The Assam Tribune, India

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11/07/2010 The changing nature of illegal logging - and illegal logging investigations - in Brazil's Amazon
Operation Jurupari followed on several previous Brazilian Federal Police investigations into SEMA, including: ... 		Mongabay.com

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08/07/2010 Top officials busted in Amazon logging raids, but political patronage may set them free
After two years of investigations, the Brazilian Federal Police arrested some of the most important politicians ... 		Mongabay.com

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07/07/2010 First research trip across western Amazon yields surprising results
East Lansing, Michigan - During his unprecedented expedition into the heart of the Amazon, Michigan State ... 		Michigan University News, US

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29/06/2010 P7-M worth of illegal logs intercepted in Agusan
Butuan City - Illegal logs estimated to be worth P7 million were intercepted by an interagency body in ... 		GMANews.TV, Philippines

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22/06/2010 Dibrugarh Forest posts record revenue collection
Dibrugarh - The Divisional Forest Office here has made a record revenue collection of Rs 8,43,12,009 ... 		The Assam Tribune Online, India

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21/06/2010 Vigilance centre draws govt attention to massive deforestation in Chure, Terai regions
The National Vigilance Centre (NVC) has drawn the attention of the government to massive forest degradation ... 		Nepal News

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17/06/2010 Govt cracks down on deforestation
Kathmandu - Amidst severe criticism over widespread deforestation and rise in the poaching of endangered ... 		My Republica, Nepal

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14/06/2010 Sarawak ups management presence in national parks to combat illegal logging
Kuching - Sarawak is intensifying efforts to combat illegal logging in the state, especially in the vicinity ... 		Bernama, Malaysia

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14/06/2010 Forestry changes planned for Siem Reap
Forestry officials plan to carve out three new administrative zones in the northwest in a bid to ramp ... 		The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia

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09/06/2010 Logging raids net no charges in PVihear
More than 20 raids stemming from a crackdown on illegal logging this year have led to zero prosecutions ... 		The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia

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08/06/2010 Forestry officials summoned: Courts in Koh Kong and Ratanakkiri to investigate illegal logging claims
Koh Kong provincial court has summoned two forestry officials – a former maritime inspector and ... 		The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia

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01/06/2010 Interception of illegal luxury wood transport leads to arrest of four loggers in Mondulkiri
Yesterday night at around 11.30pm, a team of Ministry of Environment rangers with technical support from ... 		WWF

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27/05/2010 Slap on wrist for illegal logging
The Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) has issued fines totalling $1200 to Forests NSW ... 		Northern Rivers Echo, Australia

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22/05/2010 Brazil environment officials arrested for logging
Police in Brazil have arrested at least 70 people suspected of illegal logging in the Amazon - including ... 		BBC News

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14/05/2010 Armed Colombian loggers arrested in Venezuela
Caracas – Nineteen undocumented Colombians armed with rifles were arrested while engaged in illegal ... 		Latin American Herald Tribune

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12/05/2010 Crack-down on forest crimes runs slowly
Jakarta - Although the government has shown a serious will to eradicate illegal logging by forming a ... 		Antara News, Indonesia

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09/05/2010 Uganda Business News: 1,000 illegal timber seized in Mukono
Over 1,000 pieces of timber have been impounded today in an operation to curb illegal pit-sawing. ... 		Uganda Pulse

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01/05/2010 Old logging cases to get new look
The Judicial Mafia Eradication Task Force is likely to probe several illegal logging cases halted by ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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30/04/2010 Cote d’Ivoire military may intervene against deforestation
Marine and forest guards are not enough and support from the military is necessary to save these natural ... 		CoastWeek.com

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29/04/2010 Land planning with a chainsaw
St. Petersburg - At first glance, a forestry-management measure passed by St. Petersburg lawmakers in ... 		Transitions Online

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28/04/2010 Forest of problems hinders illegal logging fight
The illegal logging cases in Riau in 2008 are an indicator of widespread forestry-related crimes in a ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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22/04/2010 Officials accused of ending probe in Riau logging case
A coalition of activist groups on Thursday reported 12 public officials to the presidential Judicial ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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17/04/2010 President orders probe into court verdicts in illegal logging cases
Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed the Anti-Mafia Task Force to investigate ... 		Antara News, Indonesia

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14/04/2010 Legitimate companies to blame for much illegal logging: expert
Successfully breaking up large-scale illegal logging operations will require authorities to re-examine ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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13/04/2010 More timber seized from hotels in Siem Reap as raids continue
Officials in Siem Reap province have confiscated more than 150 cubic metres of luxury wood in raids on ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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12/04/2010 NGOs call for crackdown on illegal logging to be widened
A coalition of local human rights NGOs have applauded the removal of the Forestry Administration’s ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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09/04/2010 NGOs collect logging data for SBY’s taskforce
Several environmental NGOs met Thursday to compile data on illegal logging activities at the request ... 		The Jakarta Post

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08/04/2010 NFA impounds sh50m timber
The National Forestry Authority in collaboration with the Forest Concern-Uganda, a local NGO, has impounded ... 		New Vision Online, Uganda

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07/04/2010 Hun Sen fires forestry director
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced Tuesday that Ty Sokun, director of the Forestry Administration, has ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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07/04/2010 33 firms fined for deforestation in Brazil
Brasilia – Environmental officials have fined 33 companies for irregularities in the management ... 		Latin American Herald Tribune

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06/04/2010 More timber seized in Siem Reap
Officials in Siem Reap province raided a warehouse on the grounds of a tourist destination on Monday ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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05/04/2010 Govt officials arrested in logging bust
Forestry officials in Pursat province have been arrested after being accused of involvement in illegal ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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05/04/2010 SBY demands more diligence to protect Indonesia's forests
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told his ministers on Monday to pay more attention to illegal logging ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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30/03/2010 Anti-illegal logging drive nets P40 million
Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur – The no non-sense drive on forest protection campaign in the Caraga ... 		Manila Bulletin, Philippines

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30/03/2010 Timber raids a success: officials
Forestry officials say they have seized roughly 3,000 cubic metres of valuable timber in nationwide raids ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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22/03/2010 RCAF crack down on logging
Troops of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces are following Prime Minister Hun Sen’s January directive ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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17/03/2010 U.S. groups want to expand climate bill forestry aid
U.S. environmental groups are trying to expand a climate change bill being written in the Senate to help ... 		Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

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16/03/2010 Groups press anti-graft body on forestry crime
Jakarta - Several non-governmental organizations have put more pressure on the Corruption Eradication ... 		Tempo Interactive

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16/03/2010 Forestry impounds timber trucks
About 10 trucks suspected of carrying illegal timber worth millions of shillings from different parts ... 		New Vision Online, Uganda

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11/03/2010 Perak to boost efforts against illegal logging
Ipoh - The Perak Forestry Department has been directed to beef up its enforcement team and use satellite ... 		The Star Online, Malaysia

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07/03/2010 MACC uncovers illegal logging at Perak-Pahang border
Ipoh - The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has uncovered illegal logging at a 100 hectare ... 		Bernama, Malaysia

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24/02/2010 Officials hail success of logging crackdown
The enforcement of forestry laws improved in the early part of 2010, according to officials at the Ministry ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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17/02/2010 Stiffer punishment for people degrading forest advocated
Wassa-Ayiem - Nana Kansa Ababio, chief of Adjakaamanso in the Western Region, has called for stiffer ... 		GhanaWeb

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12/02/2010 Illegal logging: Two face another charge for bribery
Shah Alam - The two men who were charged for bribery over illegal logging yesterday at the Jalan Duta ... 		Sun2Surf, Malaysia

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12/02/2010 Man jailed for 4 years for illegal logging in Russia's Far East
A Russian court has sentenced a man who illegally cut rare species of trees to nearly four years behind ... 		Ria Novosti, Russia

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10/02/2010 Loggers say they were promised impunity
Ten men facing charges of illegal logging in Preah Sihanouk provincial court say they were hired to do ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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08/02/2010 Preah Vihear: Stop illegal loggers, PM tells troops
Prime Minister Hun Sen warned Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) troops not to engage in illegal logging ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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06/02/2010 ‘Spare Sierra Madre as campaign fund source’—DENR exec
Lucena City – The head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Calabarzon ... 		Inquirer.net. Philippines

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05/02/2010 More forest guards needed to prevent thefts: Official
Bali Forestry Office has urged the central government to increase the number of forest guards to prevent ... 		The Jakarta Post

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01/02/2010 Nicaragua: Can army protect plundered forest reserves?
Managua - The Nicaraguan state has embarked on an iron-fisted policy, including the use of military force, ... 		IPS News

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30/01/2010 P2.2 million of 'hot' forest products confiscated in Bikol in 2009
Legazpi city - More than P2 million worth of illegal forest products were confiscated in Bikol last year, ... 		Vox Bikol, Philippines

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28/01/2010 Stock of timber seized, PS member summoned
A member of the Damana Pradeshiya Sabha was summoned to appear before the Akkaraipattu Magistrate for ... 		Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka

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27/01/2010 Hasan urges forest officials to come out of all ill reputes
State Minister for Environment and Forests Dr Hasan Mahmud Monday urged the forest officials to put their ... 		The Financial Express, Bangladesh

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27/01/2010 Cambodia to destroy all 'ecstasy oil' stocks
Phnom Penh - Cambodia is cracking down on a raw ingredient for the club-drug ecstasy by wiping out stocks ... 		Reuters

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27/01/2010 Go to town with the new law: Experts
Experts have backed the government's pledge to flex some legal muscle on polluting mining firms, ... 		The Jakarta Post

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26/01/2010 Ilahas seizes P.7M in timber
About 18,083 board feet of timber and lumber in assorted sizes, with an estimated market value of P723,340, ... 		The Visayan Daily Star, Philippines

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25/01/2010 Kashmir plans logging crackdown to slow deforestation
Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir - Yousaf Butt, a timber worker in the Neelum Valley at the Line ... 		Environment News Service

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21/01/2010 Forestry Department seizes illegal lumber
The Forestry Department yesterday seized a large quantity of illegal lumber, the estimated value of which ... 		Jamaica Observer

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20/01/2010 Mills launches Forest Plantation Development Programme
President John Evans Atta Mills on Wednesday launched the National Forest Plantation Programme at Abofour ... 		PeaceFM Online, Ghana

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19/01/2010 Government decision on illegal logging irresponsible: TSI
Transparency Solomon Islands, TSI, has labeled the Government irresponsible for its decision to simply ... 		Solomon Times Online, Solomon Islands

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15/01/2010 Those that break our laws must pay the price
A BIG applause to Customs & Excise officials.

Their excellent work has resulted in the prevention ... 		Solomon Star, Solomon Islands

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15/01/2010 Illegal loggers enlist local support in fight against authorities
Illegal loggers and local residents allied with them fought forest rangers in a national park for 10 ... 		Thanh Nien News, Vietnam

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11/01/2010 Sierra Leone: Ban on lucrative logging industry
The Sierra Leone forestry guard has warned of impending environmental hazards following the indiscriminate ... 		Afrik.com

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10/01/2010 Isabela village chief caught red-handed with ‘hot’ logs
A village official of a town in Isabela province is in hot water after authorities found illegally cut ... 		GMA.News.tv, Philippines

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09/01/2010 Stolen logs found as rafts on rivers
Quang Nam — In the last few days, thousands of cubic metres of illegally-cut logs have been found ... 		Viet Nam News

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08/01/2010 Illegal logs seized in central Vietnam
Forest wardens in the central-coast province of Khanh Hoa seized around 14 cubic meters of illegally ... 		Thanh Nien News, Vietnam

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07/01/2010 Illegal logging and wildlife trafficking prosecutions up
The number of prosecutions in illegal logging and wildlife-trading cases increased by one-third in 2009, ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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29/12/2009 Logging company told to pack up and leave
A Malaysian logging company ‘Samling Sun’ currently operating in South Malaita was told to ... 		Solomon Star, Solomon Islands

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13/12/2009 Laws protect trees better than awareness campaigns
The government should enforce its laws and help forest wardens fight illegal loggers instead of wasting ... 		Thanh Nien News, Vietnam

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03/12/2009 Riau prosecutors detain former forestry official
Pekanbaru - The Pekanbaru Prosecutor's Office has named a former Riau Forestry Office official who ... 		The Jakarta Post

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28/11/2009 Uganda Business News: NFA impounds illegal timber
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27/11/2009 Jobs, economics complicate Brazil's Amazon fight
Novo Progresso, Brazil - Drawing his .40-caliber pistol, Severiano Pontes dashes across the steaming, ... 		The New York Times

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24/11/2009 Authorities in Madagascar conduct raids to uncover illegal rosewood
Authorities in Madagascar over the weekend launched a series of raids to uncover rosewood and other precious ... 		Mongabay.com

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15/11/2009 1,200 illegal timbers seized in Kibaale
Over 1,200 pieces of timber have been impounded in an operation to curb illegal pit-sawing in Kibaale ... 		New Vision Online, Uganda

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13/11/2009 'Prevent encroachment of forest land'
Lucknow - In a move against illegally operating saw mills and veneer units, forest department conducted ... 		The Times of India

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13/11/2009 Namibia: Ancient trees cut down illegally
Hundreds of African Leadwood trees, illegally harvested four months ago in the Okombahe communal area, ... 		allAfrica.com

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10/11/2009 ‘Hot logs’ from Sierra Madre seized in Quezon
Lucena City, Quezon, Philippines — Military and provincial environment watchdogs seized in Mauban ... 		Inquirer.net, Philippines

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03/11/2009 DPWH, firm asked to help stop illegal logging
Lucena City, Quezon, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Calabarzon ... 		Inquirer.net, Philippines

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31/10/2009 Government to create 30,000 jobs next year
Government will create 30,000 jobs, 300 in each of the 100 selected Districts in the country, next year, ... 		The Mail, Ghana

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28/10/2009 Thai court tries Cambodian loggers
Twelve Cambodian men appeared in a Thai court Monday on charges of illegal logging, said Leu Chandara, ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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28/10/2009 Rosewood traffickers busted in Madagascar
Authorities in Madagascar have sacked a local official, arrested several businessmen, and issued fines ... 		Mongabay.com

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08/10/2009 Gov Padaca wants confiscated logs auctioned
Ilagan, Isabela - The provincial government through Governor Ma. Gracia M. Padaca has expressed intention ... 		PIA (Philippine Information Agency)

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01/10/2009 Six members of illegal logging gang surrender in Hanoi
Another six suspected members of a gang illegally logging and trading in red-listed sua trees were taken ... 		Thanh Nien News, Vietnam

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28/09/2009 10,000 illegal logs seized by police
The National Police have seized a haul of illegally cut logs that were to be smuggled from East Kalimantan ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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26/09/2009 In a haze, Indonesia slows deforestation
Bali - This year's haze season is in full swing across Kalimantan and residents of Indonesia's ... 		Asia Times Online

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24/09/2009 A goal for Copenhagen: keep the focus on enforcement
Few seem willing to address the issue openly, but one of the toughest issues to address when delegates ... 		GreenandSave.com

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24/09/2009 NFA to recruit 20,000 to police environment
Kampala - The National Forestry Authority (NFA) wants to recruit 20,000 specialized environmental police ... 		Daily Monitor, Uganda

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19/09/2009 Enforce law on chainsaws, gov’t urged
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya - The Regional Development Council (RDC) in Cagayan Valley has urged Congress ... 		Inquirer.net, Philippines

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17/09/2009 Despite joint Military Police Taskforce Seven forests, wild life reserves in W/R under serious threat
Seven forest and wildlife reserves, which serve as tourist attraction centers in the region, continue ... 		Modern Ghana

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11/09/2009 Brazil says deforestation declining
“Amazon deforestation dropped 46 percent for the period August 2008 - July 2009 when compared to ... 		greenrightnow.com, Los Angeles

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10/09/2009 News focus: new law empowers ministry to punish environmental offenders
Jakarta - Indonesia is endowed with vast forest, mangrove, peat soil and coral areas as well as biological ... 		Antara News, Indonesia

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09/09/2009 Forestry Commission gets new Board
Alhaji Collins Dauda, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, on Wednesday inaugurated an 11-member ... 		PeaceFMOnline, Ghana

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08/09/2009 Kyrgyzstan intensifies control over forestry corruption
Kyrgyzstan will intensify control over illegal activity and corruption in forest sector. Prime Minister ... 		24.kg, Kyrgyzstan

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31/08/2009 Task force set up to check illegal timber felling
Sunyani - Mr. William Baah, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Forestry Manager, has said the judiciary had failed ... 		Ghana News Agency

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23/08/2009 Police reveal alleged wood-smuggling syndicate
Sampit, Central Kalimantan - The National Police have seized 12 ships with around 6,600 cubic meters ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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20/08/2009 Ministry wants nationwide task force for forest protection
A new task force to protect and expand forests has been proposed in response to the illegal logging of ... 		Thanh Nien News, Vietnam

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12/08/2009 Quang Nam court cancels hearing in major deforestation case
Judges in Quang Nam Tuesday canceled a hearing over the central provinces biggest-ever logging case, ... 		Thanh Nien News, Vietnam

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06/08/2009 Nigeria: logging - rearguard action to save vanishing jewel
Abuja - It is dusk on the Qua River and Peter Jenkins, a no-nonsense American conservationist, is leading ... 		allAfrica.com

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06/08/2009 Rangers v rebels: fight to save rare gorillas
A bloody battle is raging in Eastern Congo over the illegal charcoal trade that is killing the region's ... 		The Independent, Zimbabwe

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03/08/2009 Madagascar issues fines for timber stolen from national parks during political crisis
Authorities in Madagascar have blocked shipment of 176 containers of rosewood and other valuable timber ... 		Mongabay.com

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30/07/2009 RI may lose natural forest by 2015, says enviro expert
Indonesia may lose its status as the world's third-largest forest nation by 2015 as the country's ... 		The Jakarta Post

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29/07/2009 3 north regions link up vs illegal logging
Baguio City, Philippines - The local governments in the Cordillera, Ilocos, and Cagayan Valley regions ... 		Inquirer.net, Philippines

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26/07/2009 Three held over forest officer murder
Three people have been arrested over the murder of a forest patrol officer together with his family at ... 		New Vision Online, Uganda

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17/07/2009 Ecuador battling illegal loggers from neighboring Peru
Qiuto - The Ecuadorian Environment Ministry announced Thursday that officials, troops and police dismantled ... 		Latin American Herald Tribune

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15/07/2009 Company director charged with illegal logging
Kuantan - The director of a logging firm was charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with carrying ... 		Berita Sore, Indonesia

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14/07/2009 Environmental protection must be a presidential priority
You could be forgiven for thinking that environmental issues are of no importance to Indonesia, based ... 		The Jakarta Post

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13/07/2009 Timber export ban to save forests, promote carbon-credit trading
Agriculture Ministry says programme will offer sustainable development options that improve people's ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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13/07/2009 Agencies to halt illegal timber along Dominican-Haitian border
Santo Domingo - Environment minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal and Border Security Corps (Cesfront) ... 		Dominican Today

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12/07/2009 Common ground deep in the woods
If you are out wandering through the heavily forested terrain of the Eastern Thungyai Naresaun Wildlife ... 		Bangkok Post

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10/07/2009 King Norodom Sihamoni decries illegal logging at a convention marking National Forest Day
King Norodom Sihamoni has called on Cambodians to stop logging illegally and start planting trees to ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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09/07/2009 Brazil ratchets up anti-deforestation efforts
Brasilia - Brazil's environmental protection agency says it is doubling the number of its anti-deforestation ... 		PR-inside.com

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03/07/2009 Anti-illegal logging drive intensified
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has launched a relentless campaign to stop the illegal ... 		The Visayan Daily Star, Philippines

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02/07/2009 Illegal Chainsaw is inimical to Ghana's environment
Stakeholders in the nation's development have been asked to embark on a vigorous campaign to halt ... 		Ghana News Agency

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29/06/2009 Ratanakkiri villagers in clash over illegal timber
Nearly 100 Jarai ethnic minority villagers from Ratanakkiri province's O'Yadav district clashed ... 		The Phnom Penh Post

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26/06/2009 Uphill battle to save the orang utan
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told the World Climate Change Conference in Bali in December 2007: ... 		The Malaysian Insider

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26/06/2009 East Aceh police haul in load of illegal lumber
Banda Aceh - Police in Aceh said on Friday they had seized 2,000 cubic meters of illegal timber and arrested ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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23/06/2009 Mexico acts to preserve natural World Heritage Sites: UNESCO prize winner
Mexico City - The Mexican government has taken active steps to protect the natural World Heritage Sites ... 		China View

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23/06/2009 The Amazon rainforest: worth the fight?
Brazil is home to one-third of the world's rainforest and half of the Amazon. Between its vast rainforests ... 		Scoop Independent News, New Zealand

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22/06/2009 Brazil acts to combat illegal logging
A largescale operation to combat illegal logging is being carried out in more than 145 areas of Brazils ... 		TTJ Timber Industry Magazine

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22/06/2009 Amazon deforestation in 2009 declines to lowest on record
Annual deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell below 10,000 square kilometers for the first time since ... 		Mongabay.com

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22/06/2009 Timber trade banned in 23 districts
The National Forestry Authority [Uganda] is to ban timber harvesting in districts whose forests have ... 		New Vision Online, Uganda

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18/06/2009 Maire Leadbeater: How we can help the fight against global warming without trying
If New Zealand could make a contribution that would help prevent further global warming but make virtually ... 		The New Zealand Herald

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16/06/2009 Cambodia's last frontier falls
Ratanakiri - The remoteness of Cambodia's northeast once made it an ideal hideout for Vietcong, ... 		Asia Times Online

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10/06/2009 Greenpeace and PNG Landowner call for a ban on harvesting rare timbers
A Papua New Guinea environmentalist is in Australia pleading with Canberra to implement its promised ... 		ABC Radio, Australia

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09/06/2009 Thousands of hot logs seized by task force in Isabela
Bayombong, Philippines - Isabela Governor Grace Padaca led the provincial anti-illegal logging task force ... 		GMANews.TV

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08/06/2009 Chosin Battalion derails illegal wood smuggling routes in Konar
Konar Province, Afghanistan - Konar province, a lush area near the Pakistan border, has in the past been ... 		dvids hub, Afghanistan

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08/06/2009 P7M worth of logs seized in Sierra Madre
Manila, Philippines - About 300,000 board feet of lumber from Sierra Madre worth around P7.2 million ... 		Inquirer.net, Philippines

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05/06/2009 Police urged to curb operations of illegal timber operators
Mr. Kwadwo Nyamekye-Marfo, Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, on Friday urged policemen, especially those ... 		Ghana Business News

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02/06/2009 Brazil on target in slowing Amazon deforestation
Brasilia - Brazil is on track to meet its target to reduce Amazon deforestation this year and will cut ... 		Reuters

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02/06/2009 Government to focus on plantation development
Government is to focus on plantation development to address degradation problems emanating from the activities ... 		Ghana Broadcasting Corporation

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30/05/2009 Big fish in illegal logging still at large
Law enforcers have been unable to catch the big fish in illegal logging despite a decline in the number ... 		The Jakarta Post

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29/05/2009 Pamplona police confiscates lumber abandoned by timber poachers
Pamplona, Negros Oriental - The municipal government here recently confiscated around 10,000 board feet ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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29/05/2009 Law enforcement on illegal logging remains weak : Govt
Indonesia admitted that law enforcement on illegal logging activities remained poor since most of the ... 		The Jakarta Post

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29/05/2009 Authorities act to protect Quang Nams forests
In an effort to cope with an alarming increase in deforestation, Quang Nam Province will not only impose ... 		Saigon GP Daily

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28/05/2009 Brazil environment minister says lacks support
Brasilia - Brazil's environment minister complained that he lacked government support to carry out ... 		Reuters

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26/05/2009 Ministry is to clamp down on chainsaw operators
The Ministry of Lands and Forest Resources is to collaborate with security agencies, traditional authorities ... 		GhanaWeb

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26/05/2009 Surigao del Sur Gov seeks moratorium on cutting and transport of logs in Bislig
Butuan City - Officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Caraga Region recently ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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22/05/2009 Valencia, Dumaguete explore measures to mitigate floods
Dumaguete City - To avert a repeat of the disastrous floud that hit Dumaguete on February 7, the respective ... 		PIA Information Services, Philippines

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20/05/2009 Cops, rangers at loggerheads over haul of illegal timber
The Riau Police and Bengkalis Forest Rangers are embroiled in a dispute over claims to a haul of 2,200 ... 		The Jakarta Post

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18/05/2009 Malaysia, Indonesia to continue talks on preventing illegal logging
Kuching - Malaysia and Indonesia will continue to hold discussions to enhance cooperation and take all ... 		Bernama, Malaysia

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16/05/2009 Former regent, official detained for illegal logging
Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara - Soe's prosecutor's office detained Thursday former South Timor ... 		The Jakarta Post

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14/05/2009 Rangers hit hard by police inaction against illegal loggers
Illegal loggers in the Central Highlands and nearby provinces are prepared use lethal force to retrieve ... 		Thanh Nien News, Vietnam

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13/05/2009 Mountain ranger defies illegal loggers to protect rare trees
Every time Chung Chih-yung comes across an old tree, he invariably hugs it and greets it as affectionately ... 		Taiwan News

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13/05/2009 Tanzania's forests under threat
Tanzania is facing a serious threat from deforestation amid reports that the country is losing an average ... 		The Citizen, Tanzania

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12/05/2009 Brazilian solid wood exports down 38%
Brazilian exports of solid wood products declined 38% in March compared to a year earlier. ... 		TTJ Timber Industry Magazine

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12/05/2009 Azerbaijan Environment Ministry prepares proposals for toughening fines for illegal timber extraction
Baku - The Ministry of Environment of Azerbaijan intends to toughen fines for violation of environmental ... 		Azerbaijan Business Center

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10/05/2009 Cops asked to stop illegal logging, mining
Bayongbong, Nueva Vizcaya - Unless police authorities do something to strengthen its campaign against ... 		Manila Bulletin

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06/05/2009 Forestry police detain five illegal loggers in NTB
Mataram - Forestry police in cooperation with regular police personnel detained five illegal loggers ... 		Antara News, Indonesia

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06/05/2009 Seized log trucks shifted to Bamo
Ruili (Mizzima) - Illegal logging trucks seized in the forests of Mansi Township, Kachin State started ... 		Mizzima, Myanmar (Burma)

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06/05/2009 Action plea against timber mafia
Finally waking up to the problem of depleting green cover in Santhal Pargana, the forest department of ... 		The Telegtraph, Calcutta, India

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05/05/2009 Fewer illegal logging cases with enforcement
Kuala Lumpur - Fewer cases of illegal logging were recorded in the peninsula last year, thanks to monitoring ... 		Bernama, Malaysia

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05/05/2009 Papua police seize smuggled timber
Authorities have seized more than 200 cubic meters of timber believed to have been illegally logged and ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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04/05/2009 Forest officials seize 8000 planks of timber in Bpora
Bandipora - A team of forest officials seized 8,000 planks of timber from smugglers in Nusoo and Ongam ... 		The Daily Rising Kashmir

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01/05/2009 Chinese baby furniture company pleads guilty to smuggling internationally protected wood
Washington - Style Craft Furniture Co. Ltd., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Camden, N.J., ... 		PR Newswire

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01/05/2009 Walhi moves to reopen logging cases against 2 suspected offenders in Riau
An environmental watchdog announced on Friday that it would file a lawsuit against two companies whose ... 		The Jakarta Globe

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30/04/2009 DENR anti-illegal logging drive nets 3,032 logs
Esperanza, Agusan del Sur - The anti-illegal logging operations of the Department of Environment and ... 		Manila Bulletin

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27/04/2009 Pahang undertakes measures to prevent forest encroachment
Kuantan - The Pahang government has taken various steps, including legal measures, to prevent forest ... 		Bernama, Malaysia

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25/04/2009 Squatters to be evicted from TNWK
Authorities in Lampung have begun evicting thousands of squatters who have inhabited and farmed land ... 		The Jakarta Post

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24/04/2009 Lampung's national park being deforested at alarming rate
Efforts to wipe out illegal logging in the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (TNBBS) have been like ... 		The Jakarta Post

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24/04/2009 Police arrest 13 illegal encroachers loggers in Jambi
Jambi - A joint team involving police and concerned agencies arrested 13 people who illegally encroached ... 		Antara News, Indonesia

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23/04/2009 Webcam foils Estonian timber theft
A webcam in Estonia has helped foil some would-be timber thieves, it has been revealed. ... 		KMS Baltics

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20/04/2009 Deforestation on the rise in Sindh
Karachi - The forest resources especially that of Sindh are depleting due to the natural, social and ... 		The Nation, Pakistan

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19/04/2009 Forests disappear at rapid rate
VietNamNet Bridge - The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong is rapidly losing large tracts of tropical ... 		VietNam Net

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14/04/2009 Logs sold 'legally' as house frames in Quang Binh
With lax controls of local authorities and some new tricks, illegal trading of logs continues to flourish ... 		Look at Vietnam

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13/04/2009 Deforestation is killing Darien
The forests are being destroyed, because the inhabitants do not know that by cutting the forest they ... 		Panama Star

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09/04/2009 MACC nabs five over RM55,000 logging bribe
Kuantan - The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Pahang arrested five people on Tuesday night ... 		The Star, Malaysia

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09/04/2009 Brazil cracks down on illegal loggers in Amazon
Belem - Environmental police in Brazil seized the equivalent of 400 truckloads of wood in a major raid ... 		Reuters, featured on Planet Ark

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08/04/2009 Brazil targets illegal logging in raid in Amazon
Environmental police in Brazil seized the equivalent of 300 truckloads of wood in a major raid on illegal ... 		SABC News

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07/04/2009 DENR confiscates 'hot' forest products
Manila, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has confiscated at least P15 ... 		Philippine Star

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03/04/2009 Seized illegal timber: P15M
Philippines - The environment department has confiscated P15 million worth of illegal timber from logging ... 		BusinessWorld Online (Philippines)

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03/04/2009 Police hunt illegal teakwood traders
Indonesia - Police are searching for suspects in the illegal trade of teakwood taken from forests on ... 		Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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03/04/2009 Top court too soft on graft, illegal logging
Indonesia - The Supreme Court has come under fire for being too soft when dealing with cases involving ... 		Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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03/04/2009 Police hunt illegal teakwood traders
Police are searching for suspects in the illegal trade of teakwood taken from forests on Kangean Island, ... 		The Jakarta Post

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02/04/2009 Uganda: 34 held over destroying forests
Kampala - Over 34 people have been arrested by the National Forestry Authority (NFA) and the Police in ... 		allAfrica.com

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01/04/2009 Riau police confiscate 200 tons of illegal logs
Indonesia - Riau Water Police have confiscated 200 tons of illegal logs, allegedly cut down from Meranti ... 		Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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31/03/2009 Ghana launches Electronic Export Permit system
Ghana - The Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS), in consultation with the Timber Industry Development ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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30/03/2009 Police hunt down illegal logging syndicate
Indonesia - East Java Police are hunting down members of an illegal logging syndicate who have been targeting ... 		Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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26/03/2009 Police in Riau seize illegal timber
Riau, Indonesia - Mandau Police in Riau seized 196 illegal logs floating on a canal along Simpang Cucut ... 		Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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21/03/2009 Recession is no excuse for weak regulation, says EIA
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), an independent campaigning organisation, is calling on ... 		Timber Trades Journal (UK)

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11/03/2009 DENR operations yield illegal-logging tools, wood
Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) seized six heavy-duty Stihl ... 		Business Mirror (Philippines)

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28/02/2009 Mato Grosso uses satellites to fine violators
Brazil - Mato Grosso has started using an innovative method to detect illegal logging and deforestation ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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17/02/2009 Over Objections, Forestry Minister Gets Budget Boost
IndonesiA - A commission of the House of Representatives, or DPR, has increased the Ministry of Forestrys ... 		Jakarta Globe (Indonesia)

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07/02/2009 2009 to be 'law enforcement year' - DENR
Manila, Philippines - Year 2009 will be a "law enforcement year" to protect the country's ... 		GMA news.tv (Philippines)

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31/01/2009 DRC cancels nearly 60% of timber contracts
After a review of 156 logging deals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the government has cancelled ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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28/01/2009 MACC gets tough on environmental crooks
Putrajaya, Malaysia - Acknowledging that the destruction of the environment is getting out of hand, the ... 		New Straits Times (Malaysia)

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23/01/2009 Indonesia, Malaysia need harmonized anti-timber smuggling procedures
Jakarta, Indonesia - With many findings on illegal logging cases and smuggled timber trading on border ... 		Antara (Indonesia)

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21/01/2009 Battle to save trees begins with blood on mafia hands
Assam, India - Armed with little more than resolve to save the greens, a handful of forest staff has ... 		Calcutta Telegraph (India)

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19/01/2009 Navy Impounds 32 Foreign Vessels in Papua Region
The Indonesian Navy has seized 32 foreign ships in Papuan waters since the beginning of the month for ... 		Jakarta Globe (Indonesia)

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19/01/2009 Congo set to halt most logging
Kinshasa - Logging must stop on nearly 13 million hectares of forest in Democratic Republic of Congo ... 		Reuters

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13/01/2009 Mozambique timber companies fined over illegal exports
The authorities in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado have fined four timber companies ... 		Legalbrief (South Africa)

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28/12/2008 Quang Nam taskforce to surround illegal logging hotspots
Vietnam - The Peoples Committee and the Forest Protection Bureau of central Quang Nam Province plan to ... 		Thanh Nien Daily (Vietnam)

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26/12/2008 Riau Illegal Logging Cases Dropped Amid Disagreement Between Police, Prosecutors
Indonesia - Police in Riau Province announced on Tuesday that they would halt several long-running illegal ... 		Jakarta Globe (Indonesia)

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12/12/2008 Govt reissues chainsaw ban following mass seizures
Forestry officials have confiscated 633 illegal machines this year, saying they are being used to clear ... 		Phnom Penh Post (Cambodia)

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30/11/2008 Chinese officials convicted of environmental crimes
The China Daily has reported that nearly 368 officials have been convicted of environmental mismanagement. ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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27/11/2008 Brazil cracks down on Amazon loggers after riot
Brasilia, Brazil - Brazil's environment minister led a crackdown on illegal timber businesses in ... 		Reuters (UK)

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27/11/2008 Brazil steps up inspections of illegal timber
Brazilian environment chief Roberto Messias Franco says his agency will strengthen illegal logging inspections ... 		Timber Trades Journal (UK)

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19/11/2008 Saving the forests of Kyrgyzstan
Forestry experts in Kyrgyzstan say tougher penalties for illegal logging need to be backed by a broader ... 		Institute for War and Peace Reporting, London

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15/11/2008 Uganda Government News: Uganda to deploy soldiers to protect forests
Uganda - The government has announced intensified efforts to promote forest conservation with the latest ... 		Wavah Broadcasting Company (Uganda)

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02/11/2008 Brazil charges 81 with illegal Amazon deforestation
Brazil will file charges against 81 people accused of being the biggest destroyers of the Amazon rainforest, ... 		Mongabay.com (USA)

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20/10/2008 Aurora govt, PNP renew war vs illegal logging
Baler, Aurora - Enraged by the reported rampant illegal logging at the Aurora Memorial National Park, ... 		Journal Online, Philippines

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17/10/2008 Indonesia to audit all timber operations to cut illegal logging
The Indonesian Forestry Ministry has announced a policy that requires timber companies to have their ... 		Mongabay.com (USA)

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15/10/2008 Brazil bets on technology to control Amazon
Brasilia, Brazil - When the pilot of a Colombian drug-smuggling plane landed at a clandestine air strip ... 		Reuters (USA)

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10/10/2008 Cameroon: illegal loggers flee gov't crackdown forces
Cameroon - Illegal loggers in the forests of Ndoumbie, Ndongo, Ndemba and Guekong in the Lom et Djerem ... 		AllAfrica.com

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08/10/2008 Travel regulation on timber transport set to be approved in Cagayan
Tuguegarao City, Philippines ' Transporters of timber products here will not be allowed to pass ... 		GMA news (Philippines)

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03/10/2008 Peru to create special force to protect Amazon biodiversity
Peru plans to create a special task force to safeguard forests and monitor the rivers in the Amazon basin, ... 		Fresh News (India)

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19/09/2008 Crackdown on furniture in Rkiri
Cambodia - As part of the fight against rampant illegal logging, police are targeting unlicensed furniture ... 		Phnom Penh Post (Cambodia)

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17/09/2008 Depleted military struggling at PNG-Indonesia border: Singirok
A former Papua New Guinea military commander says security at PNG's border with Indonesia must be ... 		Radio Australia (Australia)

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15/09/2008 Indonesian timber companies to be inspected for illegally felled timber
The Jakarta Post reported on new measures for Indonesian timber companies, which will be required to ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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29/08/2008 China's former richest man sent to jail
A Chinese businessman once listed as the richest in the country has been jailed for more than 10 years ... 		Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

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16/08/2008 Priests lead hunger strike in Isabela vs illegal logging
Ilagan, Isabela - At least seven Catholic priests in the province on Saturday staged a hunger strike ... 		Inquirer.net (Philippines)

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14/08/2008 Police investigations slow wood deliveries to Indonesian pulpmills
The police in Indonesia reportedly have been clamping down on illegal logging during the past ten months. ... 		Fordaq

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13/08/2008 High mineral prices drive rainforest destruction
The surging price of minerals is contributing to degradation and destruction of rainforests worldwide, ... 		Mongabay.com

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02/08/2008 Supreme Court convicts fugitive logger Adelin
Indonesia - The Supreme Court has convicted businessman Adelin Lis of illegal logging and sentenced him ... 		Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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31/07/2008 Congo Launches Review of Logging Contracts
Kinshasa, DRC - Congo, home to the world's second largest tropical forest, launched a review of ... 		Planet Ark (Australia)

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11/07/2008 Brazil fines miner Vale over timber
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Brazil's environmental agency said Thursday it has fined mining giant Vale more ... 		Forbes (USA)

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01/07/2008 Brazil fines 24 ethanol producers for illegal forest clearing
Brazil fined two dozen ethanol producers accused of illegal clearing the country's endangered Mata ... 		Mongabay.com (USA)

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27/06/2008 EU assists government to reduce forest depletion
The European Union (EU) in collaboration with Government of Ghana have began registering illegal chain-saw ... 		Modern Ghana (Ghana)

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24/06/2008 Brazil seizes thousands of cattle in logging crackdown
Rio de Janiero, Brazil - The Brazilian government seized thousands of cattle grazing on public land in ... 		International Herald Tribune (France)

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19/06/2008 DENR dismantles 60 illegal mini-sawmill plants in Agusan Sur, Butuan City
Butuan City, Philippines - The DENR has dismantled and closed down 60 mini sawmills in Agusan del Sur ... 		Philippine Information Agency (Philippines)

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11/06/2008 Brazil levies $279 million fine for illegal Amazon logging
Brazilian authorities slapped the largest-ever fine on a timber company now owned by a Swedish sporting ... 		Mongabay.com (USA)

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07/06/2008 Brazil slaps large fine on lumber company owned by Swedish sporting goods magnate
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Environmental authorities on Friday announced a nearly US$280 million fine on a lumber ... 		International Herald Tribune (France)

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01/06/2008 Arco de Fogo operation to target large scale operators
Brazil - Reports from the Ministry of Environment and Ambiente Brasil indicate that inspection operations ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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29/05/2008 Brazil Police Arrest Loggers In Amazon Reserve
Brasilia, Brazil - Brazilian federal police said they arrested on Wednesday at least 40 members of an ... 		Planet Ark (Australia)

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15/05/2008 IBAMA net BRL60 million in fines over two month period
The Agncia Establo and Celulose Online reported that the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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13/05/2008 Joint move against log thieves
Kuching, Malaysia - Sarawak will set up an inter-agency coordination commit-tee to streamline enforcement ... 		Malaysia Star (Malaysia)

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07/05/2008 Brazil claims success in logging crackdown
Rio de Janiero, Brazil - Satellite photos show that Amazon destruction has dropped sharply since the ... 		USA Today (USA)

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30/04/2008 IBAMA imposes fines worth BRL3.3 million in one month
Brazil - According to S Notcias, IBAMA fined companies and property owners BRL3.3 million in the first ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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28/04/2008 TIDD introduces new export permit invoice
Ghana - The Timber Industry Development Division (TIDD) is to introduce a new standard permit invoice ... 		My Joy Online (Ghana)

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24/04/2008 Sierra Leone: Police Enforce Govt Ban On Logging
Sierra Leone - Police in Kenema have stepped forward to crackdown on illegal logging, as the government ... 		AllAfrica.com

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17/04/2008 Indonesian authorities seize illegal timber
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesian national police have confiscated some 12,000 cubic meters of illegally ... 		Furniture Today

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22/03/2008 Brazil's logging crackdown hits working poor
Tailandia, Brazil - The Brazilian government has launched an aggressive crackdown on logging in the Amazon, ... 		Houston Chronicle (United States)

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13/03/2008 In the Amazon a forestry cop matches wits with illegal loggers
Brazil - As deforestation rises, the Lula government launches a major new effort to stop it. ... 		Christian Science Monitor (USA)

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10/03/2008 Computerized clearance to help stop illegal logging - DENR
Manila, Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has computerized clearance ... 		Philippine Daily Enquirer (Philippines)

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03/03/2008 Brazil government seizes illegal wood, shuts down sawmills in Amazon
Brasilia, Brazil - Authorities seized 3,000 cubic meters (10,600 cubic feet) of wood and shut down three ... 		International Herald Tribune (France)

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26/02/2008 Troops sent to stem Amazon loss
Some 160 Brazilian troops have been sent to the Amazon to join hundreds of police officers involved in ... 		BBC (UK)

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25/02/2008 Brazil police force to combat Amazon deforestation
Tailandia, Brazil - Brazil's federal police said it launched an operation on Monday aimed at fighting ... 		Reuters (USA)

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24/02/2008 Kenya: Squad to Curb Illegal Logging
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21/02/2008 Brazil to continue Amazon lumber audit despite violence
Rio de Janiero, Brazil - A government crackdown on illegal Amazon logging will proceed with beefed up ... 		International Herald Tribune (France)

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20/02/2008 Brazil mob attacks anti-logging agents in Amazon region
Rio de Janiero, Brazil - A mob of 2,000 people burned tires, blocked roads and attacked federal agents ... 		International Herald Tribune (France)

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19/02/2008 Cameroon suspends 27 timber firms in clampdown
Yaounde, Cameroon - Cameroon has suspended 27 logging firms for failing to justify the origin of the ... 		Reuters

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15/02/2008 Ministry threatens to revoke 21 forest licences
Indonesia - The government threatened Thursday to revoke licenses of 21 natural forest concession holders ... 		Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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14/02/2008 Environmentalists praise lumber seizure
Brazil - A huge government seizure of illegally cut Amazon lumber shows improved enforcement, environmentalists ... 		BusinessWeek (USA)

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13/02/2008 Brazilian police crack down on illegal Amazon logging
Brasilia, Brazil - Brazilian police seized the equivalent of 500 trucks of timber from illegal sawmills ... 		Reuters (UK)

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31/01/2008 Real-time inspections to control logging in public forests
Brazil - Radiobrs reported that the government may conduct realtime forest inspections on publicly-owned ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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15/01/2008 Proceeds from confiscated timber for environment protection
O Liberal reported that Para is the first Brazilian state to sign an agreement with the Brazilian Institute ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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10/01/2008 Monitoring the forest sector in Nicaragua: plenty of evidence, more actions needed
A report published this week by Global Witness, the Independent Forest Monitor in Nicaragua, documents ... 		Global Witness (UK)

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03/01/2008 Prosecutor on Adelin's case demoted: AGO
Jakarta, Indonesia - The Attorney General's Office (AGO) will impose a one-year demotion on Sultan ... 		The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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26/11/2007 ITTO funds PNG Forest Law Efforts
The International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) has allocated US$473,000 (K1.2 million) to enhance ... 		The National (Papua New Guinea)

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10/11/2007 Civil lawsuits not enough: Experts
Indonesia - A legal expert and an activist have questioned government plans to bring civil lawsuits against ... 		The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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07/11/2007 Attorney General's Office prepares to appeal logging boss' acquittal
Indonesia - The Attorney General's Office is gearing up to file an appeal with the Supreme Court ... 		The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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23/10/2007 Barama fined $106M for breaches in three concessions
Guyana - Barama Company Limited has been slapped with $106M in fines for breaches in three concessions, ... 		Stabroek News (Guyana)

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23/10/2007 Forestry probe completed: Government slaps $96M penalty on Barama
Less than a month after investigations were launched into an apparent collusion between Barama Company ... 		Kaieteur News (Guyana)

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23/10/2007 Barama fined $96.4M - Forestry staffers dismissed, sanctions imposed on three local firms
The country's largest exporter of logs, Barama Company Limited, has been fined G$96.4M and ordered ... 		Guyana Chronicle (Guyana)

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18/10/2007 Samling plays leading role in Guyana's illegal logging scandal
Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana, publicly condemned Malaysian logging giant Samling for illegal logging ... 		Bruno Manser Fonds (Switzerland)

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09/10/2007 President cites Barama, others over breaches of forestry procedures
Guyana - President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday disclosed that recent alleged breaches of forestry procedures ... 		Stabroek News (Guyana)

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26/09/2007 GFC investigation of itself unacceptable
Guyana - The announcement today by the Ministry of Agriculture of an internal investigation by the Guyana ... 		Guyana Human Rights Association (Guyana)

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26/09/2007 False declarations by logging companies under scrutiny
Guyana - Several forestry companies operating locally are currently under scrutiny for under declaration ... 		Guyana Chronicle (Guyana)

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24/09/2007 Bigger fine for illegal logging
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - Sabah has increased the fine against those convicted of having stolen timber ... 		Malaysia Star - Malaysia

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15/09/2007 More needs to be done on forest policies, says study
Even though Kenya has made significant progress in formulating forest laws and policies for effective ... 		The Standard (Kenya)

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31/08/2007 Improved fines collection could help stop illegal logging
According to the Man and Environment Institute of the Amazon (IMAZON), the Brazilian Institute of Environment ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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29/08/2007 Full Press Statement by the Sabah Forestry Department Director: Enforcement work in Keningau Forestry Region
(Press Release) Malaysia - The Forestry Department would like to refer to the various reports published ... 		The Borneo Post (Malaysia)

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16/05/2007 Brazil busts illegal logging ring in Amazon reserve
Cuiaba, Brazil - Brazilian police on Wednesday broke up a suspected illegal logging ring involving Indians, ... 		Reuters

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26/04/2007 Illegal logging suspect walks free in Padang
Indonesia - The Padang District Court freed an illegal logging suspect Wednesday after finding the prosecutor's ... 		Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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24/03/2007 Book Launch: 'Illegal Logging: Law enforcement, livelihoods and the timber trade'
A new Earthscan forestry title on illegal logging has been released. ... 		Earthscan Forestry Library (UK)

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22/03/2007 Dirty work in the woods
Tanzania is losing US$ 58 million annually due to non-collection of forest product royalties, the result ... 		The Express (Tanzania)

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03/03/2007 Brazil dismantles scheme to transport illegal Amazon timber
Brazilian federal police on Friday arrested 18 people involved in a scheme to issue licenses to transport ... 		People's Daily Online (China)

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02/03/2007 Brazilian police bust illegal Amazon loggers
Brasilia, Brazil - Brazilian police arrested at least 25 members of an illegal logging scheme in the ... 		Scotsman (UK)

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09/02/2007 Mozambique: Only 400 Forest Inspectors in Mozambique
One of the reasons why illegal logging continues to flourish in Mozambican forests is that the country ... 		AllAfrica.com

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08/12/2006 Lack of special cell keeps forest dept in dark
Kolkata, India - The state forest department's recommendations for setting up of wildlife crime ... 		Kolkata Newsline (India)

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24/11/2006 Cambodia Sentences Powerful Officials To Jail For Illegal Logging
A Cambodian court has handed out harsh prison sentences to former top provincial officials found guilty ... 		Playfuls.com (Romania)

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06/11/2006 Latin America: Timber trade - Logging on proves difficult
Brazil - The success of a new tracking system for legal timber in the Amazon is threatened by poor technological ... 		Ethical Corporation (UK)

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31/10/2006 Forest Authority holds regional seminar on FLEG
The PNG Forest Authority (PNGFA) recently held a South Pacific Regional Seminar on Forest Law Enforcement ... 		ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report (Japan)

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23/10/2006 Largest seizure of illegally logged Amazon rainforest timber announced by authorities
IBAMA, Brazil's environmental agency, announced the largest seizure ever of illegally logged timber ... 		Mongabay.com (USA)

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12/09/2006 Indonesian police hunt international syndicate of illegal logging
Indonesian police have been hunting international syndicate of illegal logging operating in the country, ... 		People's Daily Online (China)

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01/09/2006 Brazil launches Internet tracking system to fight illegal Amazon logging
Rio de Janiero, Brazil - Brazil on Friday inaugurated an Internet-based lumber tracking system that authorities ... 		International Herald Tribune (France)

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01/09/2006 Brazil unveils new technology to curb logging
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Brazil's environment minister on Friday unveiled an electronic registry for ... 		Reuters (UK)

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10/08/2006 46 Accused of Illegal Logging in Rain Forest
Police arrested 46 people, including 16 agents of the federal environmental protection agency, suspected ... 		Los Angeles Times (USA)

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29/07/2006 World Bank praises Cambodia's punishment for illegal logging
The World Bank on Friday praised the Cambodian government for its prosecutions of 11 people in illegal ... 		People's Daily Online (China)

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08/07/2006 AGO to form transnational organised crime task force
Jakarta, Indonesia - The Attorney General's Office (AGO) will soon set up a task force on Transnational ... 		Antara (Indonesia)

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06/07/2006 Police, minister upset by illegal logging verdicts
Indonesia - Too many illegal logging suspects are being acquitted by the courts and others are receiving ... 		Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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04/07/2006 Russian, Chinese interior ministries discuss fight against transnational crime
Officials at a meeting of the working group for countering trans-border crime established by the Russian ... 		Interfax News Agency

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09/06/2006 Governor vows clampdown on illegal logging in Russian Far East
Alexander Tishanin, the governor of the Siberian province of Irkutsk, has pledged to curtail the trade ... 		Global Insight

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08/06/2006 17 pit-sawyers arrested
Uganda - Park rangers have arrested 17 illegal pit-sawyers and impounded 14 saws at Mt. Elgon national ... 		New Vision (Uganda)

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03/06/2006 Forest Act to be enforced, says Kibwana
Kenya - The Forest Act 2005 will be enforced from early next year, Environment minister Kivutha Kibwana ... 		Standard (Kenya)

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29/05/2006 Illegal logging just rampant
Comment from Papua New Guinea: "PNG has one of the best forest laws in the world, yet our track ... 		PNG Post-Courier (Australia)

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25/05/2006 Southeast Asia plans wildlife crime-busting units
BANGKOK, May 25 (Reuters) - Special wildlife crime-busting units will form the core of Southeast Asia's ... 		Reuters (UK)

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10/04/2006 Indonesia, Philippines to enhance joint sea patrol
Indonesia and the Philippines have agreed to conduct joint patrol in the Sulawesi Sea to prevent illegal ... 		Thai Press Reports

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03/03/2006 Govt determined to end illegal logging by 2006
The National Police and the Forestry Ministry are linking up with the customs and excise directorate ... 		The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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02/03/2006 Police chief calls for severe punishment of policemen involved in illegal logging
Jakarta, Indonesia - National Police Chief General Sutanto pledged here on Thursday that he would take ... 		Antara (Indonesia)

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20/02/2006 Indonesia politics: Toothless, ruthless and hard to reform
Indonesia - One consequence of the armed forces' weakness, say government ministers, is that the ... 		The Economist

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14/02/2006 Papua court rejects logging case
In a high-profile illegal logging trial, the Jayapura District Court on Monday returned the case against ... 		The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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30/01/2006 Traders Want Logging Ban Lifted
Nairobi, Kenya - Timber traders have called on the Government to lift the ban on logging, saying that ... 		AllAfrica.com

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04/10/2005 Greenpeace denounces Chile's CONAF for neglecting Alerce trees
Press Release: International environmental group Greenpeace denounced Chile's National Forestry ... 		Greenpeace

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10/09/2005 Defense budget proposed to increase to Rp 23.6 trillion
Indonesia - "The troop mobilization is part of our efforts to guard border areas and would also ... 		Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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09/09/2005 Enforcement query: JPJ, cops explain
Keningau, Malaysia - The Road Transport Department (RTD) said it was unable to conduct roadblocks along ... 		Daily Express (Sabah)

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25/08/2005 Regional environment office chided on 'hot logs'
Butuan City, Philippines - The regional director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ... 		Sun Star (Philippines)

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27/07/2005 Indonesian Govt Launches 3rd Operation Against Illegal Loggers
The government will launch its third anti logging operation starting in Sumatra, Forestry Minister M.S. ... 		Asia Pulse

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24/07/2005 Malaysia Leaves Punishment of Illegal Logging Brokers to Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia - Malaysian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Datuk H. Sri Adnan declined ... 		Tempo Interactive (Indonesia)

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21/07/2005 TNI Builds 20 More Security Posts in Kalimantan Areas Bordering with Malaysia
Indonesia - Kalimantan military commander in cooperation with other related institutions has built another ... 		Antara (Indonesia)

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21/06/2005 ITTO reinforces commitment to forest law enforcement and combating illegal logging
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo - Assisting countries to develop and enforce forest laws remains one of ... 		ITTO (Japan)

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20/06/2005 Illegal logging thrives in Russia's Far East - Putin's envoy
Khabarovsk: Law-enforcement agencies in Russia's Far East have demonstrated their inability "to ... 		ITAR-TASS (Russia)

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04/06/2005 New Logging Permits Banned in Amazon State
Sao Paulo, Brazil - New logging permits were suspended Friday in a huge Amazon state where the rain forest ... 		Guardian (UK)

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02/06/2005 Brazil Police Arrest 78 in Crackdown on Illegal Logging
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Federal police staged a massive crackdown on illegal logging Thursday, arresting ... 		TBO.com

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02/06/2005 Brazil busts major Amazon logging gang, arrests 89
Brasilia, Brazil - Brazilian police said they had broken up the biggest illegal logging operation in ... 		Reuters (UK)

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16/05/2005 Illegal logging op busted
Kuching, Malaysia: The Sarawak Forestry Corporation has busted an illegal logging operation believed ... 		The Star (Malaysia)

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11/05/2005 Indonesia Raises Military Budget To Overcome Illegal Logging
Jakarta, Indonesia - Indonesia will increase its budget for the armed forces from Rp14.7 trillion (RM6.1 ... 		Bernama (Malaysia)

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10/05/2005 BBC: EUFOR clamps down on illegal logging
Sarajevo - In an effort to halt illegal trade, European Union peacekeepers (EUFOR) in Bosnia have begun ... 		FENA News (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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09/05/2005 Officials hail anti-illegal logging operation
Indonesia - A two-month joint operation against illegal logging in Papua has ended with "satisfying" ... 		The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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07/05/2005 New effort to tackle encroachers
Thailand - The armed forces, police and the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry have launched ... 		Bangkok Post (Thailand)

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02/05/2005 Body formed to probe illegal logging in C. Mindanao
Philippines - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Mindanao has created ... 		Sun Star (The Philippines)

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30/04/2005 Anti-logging operations extended
Jayapura, Indonesia - Massive anti-illegal logging operations in Papua, which were earlier set to wind ... 		The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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27/04/2005 Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia: Instruction Number 3 2005 Concerning Eradication of Illegal Logging in Forest Areas and the Circulation throughout Indonesian Territory
An English translation of an instruction from the Minister of Home Affairs to all Governors, Bupatis ... 		Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs

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30/03/2005 28 get travel bans over illegal logging
Jakarta, Indonesia - The National Police announced on Tuesday that travel bans had been placed on 28 ... 		The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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24/03/2005 9 Malaysians nabbed for illegal logging in Papua
Jakarta, Indonesia - Nine Malaysian nationals have been detained for allegedly financing massive timber ... 		Borneo Bulletin (Brunei)

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18/03/2005 Costa Rica: wildlife in danger
San Jose - The peninsula of Osa, a strip of land in the southeast of Costa Rica and home to some of the ... 		Global Exchange

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05/03/2005 Joint team leaves for Papua to combat illegal logging
Indonesia - A special team assigned to halt the widespread illegal logging in Papua has been dispatched ... 		The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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03/03/2005 Police set up illegal logging investigation
Indonesia - The National Police have established an interdepartmental team in an attempt to curb rampant ... 		The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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16/02/2005 Brazil sends 2,000 troops to restore order in Amazon region where nun was killed
Anapu, Brazil - About 2,000 soldiers were heading Wednesday to restore order in the lawless Amazon rainforest ... 		Santa Fe New Mexican (USA)

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25/01/2005 Reyes to probe local execs charged with illegal logging
Philippines - Interior and Local Government Secretary Angelo Reyes ordered the creation of a fact-finding ... 		Sun Star (The Philippines)

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21/01/2005 The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office has Closed Investigations Against the Danzer Group
Baar, Switzerland - The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office has Closed an investigation against Interholco ... 		Danzer Group (Switzerland)

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22/12/2004 Officials Held on Suspicion of Illegal Logging
Indonesia - Police in South Sulawesi province have arrested 58 people, including police officers, forestry ... 		Laksamana.net (Indonesia)

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17/12/2004 Five policemen on trial in illegal logging case
Indonesia - The trial of five police officers allegedly involved in illegal logging activities opened ... 		The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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10/12/2004 Indonesia and Malaysia Agree to Settle Illegal Logging Problems
Jakarta:The Indonesian and Malaysian governments have agreed to eradicate illegal logging crimes by pinpointing ... 		Tempo Interactive (Indonesia)

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26/11/2004 Papuan police seize illegal logs in raid
Indonesia - Papuan Police have seized thousands of cubic meters of rare Merbau timber aboard a ship after ... 		The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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24/11/2004 Swiss Attorney General investigates charges against timber giant Danzer Group
Greenpeace today presented a second report on the Swiss-German Danzer Group exposing additional evidence ... 		Greenpeace

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20/11/2004 Police capture logging ship in Papua
Indonesia - The nationwide drive against illegal logging continued as the police apprehended a foreign ... 		The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)

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05/11/2004 Yudhoyono pledges action against illegal loggers
Indonesia - Newly-installed Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has pledged to take "strong ... 		ABC Online (Australia)

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11/10/2004 Asian nations launch regional plan to smash wildlife smuggling rings
Southeast Asian nations on Monday unveiled their first coordinated effort to crack down on the regions ... 		Terra Daily

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06/10/2004 Protection of Cambodia's Timber, Wildlife Gains Ground
Cambodia's timber and animal wildlife have long been the targets of poachers. Now a conference on ... 		VOA News

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21/08/2004 Lampang police chief told to pull up socks
Thailand - Lampang police chief told to speed up his investigation into the murder of a conservationist ... 		The Nation

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01/08/2004 Illegal loggers stalking Selous
Tanzania - A month after the government imposed a ban on logging to protect natural resources, there ... 		IPP Media

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16/07/2004 Forest cops target poaching, illegal logging
The Council of Agriculture (COA) announced July 1 the official formation of a special police force to ... 		Taiwan Journal

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28/05/2004 Illegal logging escalating: Police
Jakarta, Indonesia - Illegal logging cases investigated by police in the first quarter of 2004 almost ... 		The Jakarta Post

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27/05/2004 Illegal logs confiscated and concessionaire named suspect
Jakarta, Indonesia - Police have confiscated 21,627 cubic meters of illegal logs and named three suspects, ... 		The Jakarta Post

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15/05/2004 Authorities' actions on illegal timber 'inconsistent'
Malaysia - An environmental group has again slammed the Malaysian authorities for not showing any 'goodwill' ... 		Malaysiakini

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13/05/2004 Malaysia Still Laundering Illegal Timber
EIA/Telapak Press Release - The Malaysian government continues to turn a blind eye as Malaysian traders ... 		EIA/Telapak

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20/01/2004 Special Jail Planned for Forestry Criminals
Indonesia - In an effort to combat rampant illegal logging and timber smuggling, the Forestry Ministry ... 		Laksamana.Net

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11/06/2002 Costa Rica cracks down on mining and logging
The government of Costa Rica has created a new national park, lowered the boom on illegal logging operations, ... 		Mines and Communities

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18/06/2008 The US Lacey Act and recent prosecutions under CITES US Department of Justice (Elinor Colbourne)

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17/01/2008 The growth and control of international environmental crime Duncan Brack, Chatham House

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17/01/2008 Timber Theft Prevention William B. Magrath, World Bank

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24/03/2006 Indonesia Update: Illegality, tracking, enforcement and corruption Telapak

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20/01/2006 Logging in the Brazilian Amazon and Enforcement of Forest Laws Imazon (Brenda Brito)

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Monday 28th November 2005 Workshop on Promoting Cooperation Among Customs Authorities and Other Relevant Agencies in Asia to Reduce the Trade of Illegal Wood Products
The Government of the Philippines hosted a workshop in Cebu on November 28-30 of customs practitioners ...

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Monday 18th October 2004 Increasing International Enforcement Cooperation to Control Transboundary Trade in Illegally Produced Logs and Timber
On the 18 and 19 October INECE (International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement) held ...

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Cracking down on illegal logging: video report New York Times reports on 'Operation Arc of Fire', Brazil's latest enforcement effort to crack down on illegal logging in the Amazon forest. Broken link

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