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Man and beast face off in Sumatra ( World page A8 )
Question One .What is illegal logging ?
Answer .It 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 forms of illegal logging includes :
* Underreporting harvest volumes and tax payable
* Ignoring selective cutting guidelines
* Harvesting outside concession boundaries
* Falsifying log transport documents
* Accepting falsified log transport documents
Question Two . What can you do to stop the Sumantran tiger from extinction ?
Answer . We can do our part by not destroying their homes and government set fines if we try to do something harmful to them .
