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Ecobeetle's Endangered Species-Orangutan-Pictures,Links,Conservation,Information,Facts,Books
The threats to the Orangutan are habitat destruction caused by commercial logging and agricultural clearance for farming and the commercial trade which alarmingly seems to have seen a revival. Live and ...
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CRFM Mission Statement
We participated throughout the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and ... and information resource for several neighborhood and community groups. Our group contends that logging is fundamentally an industrial activity which is incompatible with neighborhoods and needs to ...
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GAIA Case Study: Thailand - Deforestation in S-E Asia
South- and South-East Asia. Conversion of forests into agricultural lands, urbanization, infrastructure development , commercial logging and forest fires are among the major reasons for the degradation of natural resources in ...
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The sustainable timber programme
(It is not in itself a commercial operation as any profits will be go towards further conservation work ... rainforest is so complex, experiments have to be long term. Most commercial logging companies would not be willing to do it. you can ... and transporting trees) starting on land donated by Coca-Cola. Some logging had already recently taken place on this land. For this area ...
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John Muir Project - Ban roads in federal forests, but go a step further and end logging as well
To put the issue in perspective: Because of commercial logging, less than 10 percent of forest habitat on federal lands is in roadless condition. ... restoration. This includes reduction of flammable brush where excessive accumulations occur due to past logging and fire suppression. America is a nation of unparalleled beauty and grandeur. The captivating ...
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Heritage Forests Campaign: Threats to Our Roadless Areas - Logging
Ashes, released in 2000 outlines the ways that commercial logging can increase the risk and severity of wildfire. Commercial logging increases the risk of especially intense and severe ... commercial logging by-product known as "slash" (piles of dry branches, twigs, bark and needles) that can increase the speed at which a fire spreads. Forests that have experienced extensive commercial logging ...
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Heritage Forests Campaign: Healthy Forests Plan Would Increase Logging
Heritage Forests Campaign Fact Sheet Bush “Healthy Forests” Plan Would Increase Logging and Eliminate Environmental Protections The ... exploiting the fear of wildfires in order to eliminate environmental protections and boost commercial logging. The Healthy Forest Initiative is a blatant and extreme attack on environmental laws ...
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Oxfam's Cool Planet - On the Line - teachers' resources - primary - logging - teachers guide
Cool Planet - On the Line - teachers' resources - primary - logging - teachers guide WWF activity on rain forest logging Rain forest. Click here to download a large printable version. Purpose To ... main causes of deforestation are shifting cultivation and commercial logging. trees in tropical rain forests can grow as high as 60 metres (200 feet). commercial loggers damage 4.5 million hectares of ...
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Salvage logging on Los Padres
ForestWatch, however, has visited the areas slated for logging, and found many healthy trees that did ... project, but ForestWatch thinks that pushing the salvage logging project ahead without one would violate the National ... logging project will make it even easier for off-roaders to access the area. WHAT YOU CAN DO ForestWatch is calling for the Forest Service to not allow commercial logging ...
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UNEP/GRID-Arendal - Publications - Environment & Poverty Times #5 - Illegal logging costs millions
Governments will have a vested interest in sound forest management, ensuring that logging and other activities are carried out sustainably and ... revenues -- will want to put a stop to illegal logging activities. Loss of revenues as a result of illegal logging can cost governments and economies millions of dollars each year. ...
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