Sentences with phrase «timber mafia»

But most attribute deforestation to Pakistan's famous «timber mafia,» a shadowy network of politically connected individuals and firms that chop down trees and will and cart them away under cover of darkness, with bribes to local and national officials guaranteeing that forest managers look the other way.

Back when 20 % of Pakistan was underwater, I wrote about the influence of deforestation on the flooding — deforestation caused in no small part by illegal logging at the hands of the so - called timber mafia, a group with direct ties to the Taliban.

Back when 20 % of Pakistan was underwater, I wrote about the influence of deforestation on the flooding — deforestation caused in no small part by illegal logging at the hands of the so - called timber mafia, a group with

It also presents how organized the «timber mafia» is, and how pervasive the corruption has been for years.

«The book, which makes reference to the Kama Sutra, starts promisingly enough as it tells the story of a climate expert with a lament for the denuded mountain slopes of Nainital, in northern India, where deforestation by the timber mafia and politicians has «endangered the fragile ecosystem».

The livelihoods of many Malagasy citizens and the wildlife that depend on these resources are being systematically plundered by timber mafias who feed end markets that forgo legality and sustainability.