A dozen women walked down a leaf-scattered path, clutching weapons. Some held hatchets, others bamboo sticks. They stopped under the canopy of an arjun tree, near cows tethered to its roots, and ...

The mafia that makes trafficking of illegally-sourced wood possible in Peru is not made up of timber trade outlaws. It is a network of corrupt officials. In Pucallpa, the hub of the illegal timber ...

Pakistan's timber gangs operate freely in many parts of the country, profiting from illegal logging often with the backing of local officials - and that poses a big problem for fledgling efforts to ...

Colombia’s government announced a “crusade” against illegal logging, vowing to clamp down on the multi-million dollar timber trafficking industry which, it says, funds organized criminal groups. While ...

At the direction of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the Punjab Forest Department has intensified its crackdown on the timber mafia as part of efforts to curb smog and protect the environment ...

The Vohibola forest is one of the last remaining primary forests along Madagascar’s eastern coast, supporting a large variety of endemic species found nowhere else on Earth. Under a renewed contract ...

MINGORA, Sept 22: After denuding Malakand division of its forests, the timber mafia has started cutting trees along the main roads as the authorities concerned have failed to check its activities. The ...

BALASORE: A forest guard sustained injuries after being reportedly attacked by a group of timber mafia while attempting to seize a vehicle laden with wooden logs in Nilagiri range of Balasore district ...

Pakistan's timber gangs operate freely in many parts of the country, profiting from illegal logging often with the backing of local officials - and that poses a big problem for fledgling efforts to ...