Mekong Illegal Logging News

‘The police are watching’: In Mekong countries, eco defenders face rising risks

Hướng Thiện 18 Dec 2023

‘The police are watching’: In Mekong countries, eco defenders face rising risks

Hướng Thiện 18 Dec 2023

Dual pressures of hunting, logging threaten wildlife in Myanmar, study shows

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 31 Dec 2021

How can illegal timber trade in the Greater Mekong be stopped?

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 30 Dec 2021

How does political instability in the Mekong affect deforestation?

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 23 Dec 2021

Where does the Greater Mekong’s illegal timber go?

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 16 Dec 2021

For Mekong officials fighting timber traffickers, a chance to level up

John Cannon 13 Dec 2021

Why has illegal logging increased in the Greater Mekong?

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 9 Dec 2021

The Greater Mekong region: A hotspot of wildlife and crime

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 17 Nov 2021

With Myanmar’s press muzzled, experts warn of surge in environmental crimes

Carolyn Cowan 27 Aug 2021

Malayan tapir

Deforestation surge continues amid deepening uncertainty in Myanmar

Carolyn Cowan 23 Aug 2021

EU sanctions no ‘silver bullet’ against Myanmar’s illegal timber trade, experts say

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 22 Jul 2021

Wood that was cut for charcoal production near Katha, northern Myanmar. Villages in this area used to cut teak and other valuable trees for export, but have since started producing charcoal. The charcoal being exported to China can be made from any tree, regardless of size or kind. This amount of trees could produce about 150 bags of charcoal. Photo by Nathan Siegel for Mongabay.

Trafficking of banned Myanmar teak lands German company with $4m fine

Nicolás Bustamante Hernández 10 May 2021

Myanmar’s troubled forestry sector seeks global endorsement after coup

Mongabay.com 8 Feb 2021

A rotating blade used for small-scale wood-processing. Photo by Chris Humphrey for Mongabay.

Under cover of COVID-19, loggers plunder Cambodian wildlife sanctuary

Chris Humphrey 31 Aug 2020

Pardalis chameleon (Furcifer pardalis), a resident of the Masoala Peninsula in northeastern Madagascar, where illegal rosewood logging has taken a heavy toll on forests. Image by Rhett A. Butler.

COVID-19 lockdown precipitates deforestation across Asia and South America

James Fair 3 Jul 2020

Vietnamese agribusiness firm HAGL accused of clearing indigenous land in Cambodia

Michael Tatarski 15 Jun 2020

Teak decking on a luxury yacht at the London Boat Show, January 2018. Photo by Sophie Cohen/Mongabay.

Investigation exposes European firms exploiting loophole to import Myanmar teak

Mongabay.com 28 May 2020

Smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) still live in good numbers in the mudflats and mangroves of Kan Maw Island, Tanintharyi, Myanmar. The IUCN

Campaigners in Myanmar’s Tanintharyi region oppose $21m conservation project

Daniel Quinlan 27 May 2020

A sawmill near the Think Biotech concession.

Cambodian firm accused of creating a ‘monopoly in the timber business’

Danielle Keeton-Olsen 13 May 2020

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