Sentences with phrase «recent illegal deforestation»
Recent illegal deforestation of the Monarch's overwintering grounds have led to a drastic reduction in the butterfly's population.
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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE UNTIL 10 SEPTEMBER 2014 AT 20:01 EDT / 11 SEPTEMBER 2014 AT 00:01 GMT Editor's Note: The full report as well as supplementary materials are available at https://www.forest-trends.org/publications/consumer-goods-and-deforestation/ WASHINGTON, DC (11 September 2014)-- A comprehensive new analysis released today says that nearly half (49 %) of all recent tropical deforestation is the result of illegal -LSB-...]
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has ebbed significantly in recent years due to better monitoring by the federal authorities and a series of major sting operations against illegal loggers.
Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot, speaking on behalf of the 25 member states after their recent meeting on the situation in Burma, called on the EU Commission «to produce specific proposals to address the issue of illegal logging, including opportunities for decreasing deforestation in, and export of, teak from Burma».
With the help of this system, known as Project Monitoring Deforestation in the Amazon (PRODES), along with improvements in land management on a local and federal level, that has allowed for illegal logging practices to slow in recent years.