About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 72. Chapters: Lumberjack, Illegal logging in Madagascar, Chainsaw safety features, Axe, Saw pit, Lumberjack World Championship, Crosscut saw, Silviculture, Woodchips, Chainsaw safety clothing, Steam donkey, Saw chain, Michigan logging wheels, Benson raft, Columbia Helicopters, Skidder, STIHL Timbersports Series, Harvester, Cord, Logging in the Sierra Nevada, Log scaler, Carson Helicopters, Husqvarna AB, Joseph Montferrand, Board foot, Sierra Nevada Logging Museum, Swamp Loggers, Erickson Air-Crane, MB Trac, Washington Iron Works Skidder, Forest product, Beehive burner, Two-man saw, Log bucking, World Logging Championship, Stere, Sawbuck, Go-devil, Yarder, Cable logging, Cut-to-length logging, Underbucking, Cant hook, Swanson Group Aviation, Peavey, Redwood Summer, Donkey puncher, Slash, Skyline logging, Feller buncher, Dolmar, Woodchipping, Widowmaker, Stump grinder, Croman Corporation, Debarking, Caulk boots, Underwater logging, Bucksaw, Spar, Felling, Drum chopper, Green Chain, Choke setter, Sally Saw, Sawlog, Grapple yarders, Stumpage, Halliburton Logging Services. Excerpt: Illegal logging in Madagascar has been a problem for decades and is perpetuated by extreme poverty and government corruption. Often taking the form of selective logging, the trade has been driven by high international demand for expensive, fine-grained lumber such as rosewood and ebony. Historically, logging and exporting in Madagascar have been regulated by the Malagasy government, although the logging of rare hardwoods was explicitly banned from protected areas in 2000. Since then, government orders and memos have intermittently alternated between permitting and banning exports of precious woods. The most commonly cited reason for permitting exports is to salvage valuable wood from cyclone damage, although this reasoning has come under heavy scrutiny. Thi...
