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Katy watson now reports from para, the brazillian state with the highest levels of deforestation. virgin forest still exists here in the amazon, but every day the illegal loggers get closer. from up high, you can see the damage done, the large patches of land totally cleared. this part of brazil has the highest rate of deforestation in the country. underjair bolsonaro, illegal logging soared. president lula da silva has promised to fix the problem. translation: the challenges. of our era and the opportunities that arise demand joint action. we need to reconcile environmental protection and soc...

We decided not to sign a contract. and that is a problem. and people struggle to get by, and when the state fails to help them, it is easier to accept money from lucrative illegal logging. ensuring the amazon's future means improving the lives of nearly 50 million people who live here. just to get to this part of the amazon, it took 13 hours overnight on a riverboat, and now this smaller boat, to get to the communities here. but if you look on a map, it all looks so close together, and itjust goes to show how vast the amazon is, but also how difficult it is to navigate, and ultimately, also, h...

PARIS, Aug 5 — Vast gaps in the forest canopy are visible from above Romania’s Carpathian mountains, while stumps studding the ground are reminders of the trees chopped into...

Seeing the value in timber trafficking, drug cartels in Mexico have spent years moving into the logging industry, often by force.

 Over the last two years, the police have tracked down more than 20 illegal logging syndicates, prosecuting 590 suspects.