illegal logging
Inside the Illegal Industry Cutting Down Indonesia's Rainforests
The Leuser ecosystem is supposed to be protected land. But the designation has done little to stop the spread of illegal logging syndicates.
How Romania Is Using Satellites to Stop Loggers Leveling Its Fairytale Forests
The new system allows the public, journalists, and businesses to track the entire system and easily identify illegal activity.
A Huge Fire in the Amazon Threatens Thousands of Indigenous People and an Uncontacted Tribe
Conservation groups say that illegal loggers may have intentionally set the fires in retaliation for indigenous group monitoring of their activities.
The Female Activist Of The Tembe Tribe (Excerpt from 'Fighting The Amazon's Illegal Loggers’)
VICE News speaks to Puyr Tembe, a campaigner for indigenous tribes, who takes part in patrols against illegal loggers that threaten her family's land.
After Decades, Indonesia to Allow Foreign Journalists Into West Papua
Indonesia announced on Sunday that foreign journalists will be allowed to travel unhindered to West Papau, a region where a 50-year separatist movement has challenged Indonesian territorial claims.
Fighting the Amazon's Illegal Loggers
VICE News travels to Brazil, where the Tembe tribe has been forced to take up arms to protect their land from illegal loggers and settlers.
Fighting the Amazon's Illegal Loggers (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News travels to Brazil, where the Tembe tribe has been forced to take up arms to protect their land from illegal loggers and settlers.
Rogue Palm Oil Companies Continue to Destroy Indonesia's Forests
The world's largest agricultural corporations have pledged to stop deforestation, but the small and mid-sized companies they sometimes work with continue to operate illegally, say conservationists.
These Are The Most Wanted Environmental Fugitives In The World
Interpol issued a list of the world's most wanted environmental fugitives and asks the public for help in tracking them down.
A Network of Recycled Phones Is Listening for Illegal Logging in the Rainforest
Hey, Neil Young thinks it's a good idea.
Brazil Contacted an Isolated Tribe for the First Time in Two Decades
Illegal logging in Peru likely pushed the tribe into the country.