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Thursday, March 12, 2009
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
ST Reflection 2009 – Secondary 2NA/E
Term 1, Week 10 (9th March 09)
Man and beast face off in Sumatra (World Page A8)
Q1) What is illegal logging?
Ans: Illegal logging is mostly likely caused by the loss of habitat. Illegal logging can be described as forestry practices or activities connected with wood harvesting, processing and trade that do not conform to law. Illegalities occur right through the chain from source to consumer, the harvesting procedure itself may be illegal, including corrupt means to gain access to forests, extraction without permission or from a protected area, cutting of protected species or extraction of timber in excess of agreed limits. Illegalities may also occur during transport, including illegal processing and export as well as misdeclaration to customs, before the timber enters the legal market.
Other examples of illegal logging are:
• Underreporting harvest volumes and tax payable
• Ignoring selective cutting guidelines
• Harvesting outside concession boundaries
• Falsifying log transport documents
• Accepting falsified log transport documents
Q2) What can you do to stop the Sumatran tiger from extinction?
Ans: I can help save the tigers by raising money for tiger funds such as World Wildlife Fund, or organizations that fight to stop the destruction of their homes. We must also not hunt for their valuable such as hunting their teeth and their fur.