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Logging of mature hardwood trees in remote Vietnam

Pictorial evidence of alleged illegal and/or community sponsored hardwood logging, and milling in the remote jungle rain forests. Hoa Binh, Vietnam...

by Stephen Ford in Vietnam on 21/07/2011

Environment

Stop Willamette National Forest's Trapper timber logging

Demonstrators gathered outside the Forest Service Building at 333 SW 1st Av to hand in a petition against the 149 acre Trapper timber sale in an area...

by Alex Milan Tracy in United States on 04/11/2010

Environment

Illegal Logging in Malayisa

Covert operation on illegal mangrove tree harvesting with Elizabeth Wong for the Environment office of Selangor state Government. Selangor, Malaysia...

by Jeffrey Bright in Malaysia on 16/10/2010

BREAKING NEWS

21/07/2011 - Logging of mature hardwood trees in remote Vietnam - Vietnam - Pictorial evidence of alleged illegal...
04/11/2010 - Stop Willamette National Forest's Trapper timber logging - United States - Demonstrators gathered outside the...
16/10/2010 - Illegal Logging in Malayisa - Malaysia - Covert operation on illegal mangrove...
08/10/2010 - River disaster hits Sibu in Sarawak. - Malaysia - A major environmental disaster is...
17/09/2010 - The Logging Emergency in Malaysia - Malaysia - "I am the spirit of the forest...
14/08/2010 - Logging in Indonesia's tribal forests - Indonesia - A number of men from the Baduy tribe...
30/04/2010 - Deforestation in Lääne-Virumaa, Estonia - Estonia - Hectares or forest have been cut down...
11/04/2010 - Stop Global Landgrabbing - Philippines - Asian Peasants call for a stop to...
27/02/2010 - Save the Earth with Mangrove Forests - Indonesia - Images of Illegal logging in mangrove...
26/02/2010 - Ferals of Florentine - Protecting Tasmanian trees - Australia - DMTX. A series of images portraying the...

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Colgate management discusses Q4 results at New York Stock Exchange
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Demonstration against 'greenwashing' at WWF conference - Berlin
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Bird watchers flock to India for 2nd global conference – Ahmedabad
The Second Global Bird Watchers' Conference begins at the Kensville Golf and Country Club. Approximately 400 delegates will spend two days in the field observing birds, before retu...
Brookfield Asset targeted by Occupy camp over forest destruction plan
Protesters from the London occupy camp demonstrate outside the central London offices of Brookfield Asset Management demanding a halt to proposals to log pristine old growth forests on ...
Bosnian-Serb Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas eve
Bosnian-Serbs say prayers and burn dried oak branches of the Yule log on the Orthodox Christmas Eve in the Old Serbian Orthodox Church in Sarajevo, Bosnia. 6th January 2012
Bradley Manning supporters hold vigil at US Embassy - London
As part of a 10-country coordinated rally in support of American whistleblowing soldier Bradley Manning, activists held a vigil putside the US embassy in Grosvenor Square demanding he b...
Traditional Irish musicians stage Buskathon for Sergio O'Connor
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Supporters of Bradley Manning gather outside the US Embassy
A group of about 50 people led by Ciaron O'Reilly & Ben Griffith held a demonstration outside the US Embassy protesting for the freedom of Private Bradley Manning. London, UK. ...
Michael Lyons and Veterans for Peace UK hold vigil for Bradley Manning
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Orangutan in Conflict With Palm Oil Plantation
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Inauguration of Marian Plaza in the Basilica of Guadeloupe - Mexico
The president of Mexico, Philip Calderón Hinojosa and the chief of Government of Mexico City, Marcelo Ebrard inaugurated the Marian Plaza in the Basilica of Guadalupe, funded by busines...
Stockport Cadets - Leading from the Front
Two Stockport Air Cadets recently returned home having completed the prestigious Air Cadet Leadership Course (ACLC) at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell. 14th September 2011
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The SriLankan Airlines Pro 2011 Surfing Tournament will draw some of the top stars in the surfing world to Arugam Bay, some 210 kilometers east of the capital Colombo. Arugam Bay, Sri L...
ASP 6-Star World Surfing Championships - Arugambay
The SriLankan Airlines Pro 2011 Surfing Tournament will draw some of the top stars in the surfing world to Arugam Bay, some 210 kilometers east of the capital Colombo. Arugambay, Sri La...