What is Illegal logging?
'''Illegal logging''' is the name for different practices for the sale of [[timber]] in ways that break the laws of a country. This includes [[Logging|harvesting]], which may be illegal and it includes the transport and sale of timber as well. It is an important problem to be solved. Illegal logging may include logging tree species which are protected by law, or logging them in places where it is forbidden. Illegal logging is a major factor in [[deforestation]]. It also threatens many [[species]], because illegal logging may destroy their [[habitat]]. == Scale == It is estimated that illegal logging on public land alone causes US$10 billion in loss of [[Asset|assets]] and [[revenue]] annually.<ref>{{Cite web|last=havocscope|title=Revenue for Criminal Gangs From Illegal Timber – Havocscope|url=https://havocscope.com/revenue-for-criminal-gangs-from-illegal-timber/|access-date=2021-05-11|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511115638/https://havocscope.com/revenue-for-criminal-gangs-from-illegal-timber/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Good estimates show that more than half of the [[logging]] that is done globally is illegal.<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|title=The Amazon’s silent crisis THE EU MARKET AND THE EUTR {{!}} Different Types of Insurance Policies {{!}} Get a Quote!|url=http://amazoncrisis.org/doc/US/timber_market_eu.pdf|access-date=2021-05-11|language=en-US}}</ref> == Overview == Illegal logging is a very big problem. It causes huge damage to [[Forest|forests]], local communities, and the [[Economy|economies]] of many countries. The [[European Union|EU]] has implemented the European Union Timber Regulation as a way to stop the import of illegally sourced [[wood]] [[Product (business)|products]]. Scientists are finding new ways to find out where a tree came from.<ref>{{Cite web|title=People Fixing the World: Is your wood from a legal source? This test can tell|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07crfsm|access-date=2021-05-11|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> ==Conseque