11.   Illegal logging is speeding deforestation and the southward advance of the Sahara, which threatens to destroy rare plant and animal species in northern parts of the country.

12.   In Cambodia, the international community has begun to impose controls on illegal logging.

13.   In Kyrgyzstan, a forest of old-growth walnut trees is threatened by illegal logging by impoverished villagers.

14.   Local commanders run businesses and protection schemes and are deeply involved in illegal logging, mining and other activities.

15.   More destruction is caused by companies who engage in large-scale illegal logging, often in collaboration with corrupt officials, she said.

16.   Much of the problem is caused by illegal logging, one symptom of economic hardship, Ginting said.

17.   Protecting it from poachers and illegal logging is more difficult, and more expensive.

18.   Sivam would wire the Amazon with radar dishes and infrared sensors to combat drug trafficking and illegal logging.

19.   Some also criticized the logic of remedying illegal logging by opening new reserves.

20.   The disappearance of forests in Michoacan, which is caused by illegal logging and removes natural protections for the monarchs, exacerbated the problem, Creel said.