Confiscated timber stocks in Madagascar must be managed in a "transparent manner" to deter future illegal logging and boosting demand for endangered rainforest timber, says a letter published by a coalition of NGOs.
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February 04, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Caution urged in sale of Madagascar’s illegal timber stockpiles
January 19, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
National Association of Music Merchants does ‘disservice’ to members by misleading them on illegal logging law, says letter
The National Association of Music Merchants is doing a 'disservice' to its members by misrepresenting the provisions and spirit of the Lacey Act, a law that aims to curb illegal logging abroad, states a letter published by a coalition of
January 08, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Photo: Tiny lemur discovered in Madagascar forest
A new species of mouse lemur has been discovered in eastern Madagascar, report researchers from Germany. The species is described in a recent issue of the journal Primates.
November 23, 2011 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Forgoing bushmeat hunting has health toll in Madagascar, says study
Conservationists shouldn't overlook the detrimental health impacts of shifting local populations away from subsistence bushmeat hunting, says a new study.
November 10, 2011 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Photos: 40% of Madagascar’s reptiles at risk of extinction
40 percent of Madagascar's terrestrial reptiles are threatened with extinction due to habitat loss and over-collection for the pet trade, reports the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in its latest update of the Red List of Threaten...
November 10, 2011 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Madagascar interim president: sell rosewood stocks
Madagascar should sell its stocks of illegally logged rainforest timber, Madagascar's interim leader Andry Rajoelina told the BBC in an interview.
September 02, 2011 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Background: Why the US Fish & Wildlife Service raided Gibson Guitars
On 24 August 2011, agents of the Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) raided Gibson Guitar facilities in Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee, seizing ebony and rosewood material, guitars and guitar parts as evidence of suspected violation(s) of the U.S. Lacey Ac...
September 02, 2011 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Background: the Lacey Act and the Fish & Wildlife Service raid on Gibson Guitars
On 24 August 2011, agents of the Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) raided Gibson Guitar facilities in Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee, seizing ebony and rosewood material, guitars and guitar parts as evidence of suspected violation(s) of the U.S. Lacey Ac...
August 25, 2011 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Could "wood bank" ease Madagascar’s illegal logging problem?
ith illegal timber stocks continuing to build due ongoing logging in its rainforest parks and under pressure from powerful timber traders, Madagascar's political leaders are debating a plan to lift a ban on precious wood exports. Environmentalists fea...
August 23, 2011 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Madagascar may authorize exports of illegally-logged rosewood
A meeting scheduled for August 25th between rosewood traders, the Ministry of Forest and Environment, and other government officials may determine the fate of tens of millions of dollars' worth of rosewood illegally logged from Madagascar's rainforests...
