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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Zeni

Problems concerning the environment no longer an issue that is new. Problemsenvironments such as environmental pollution, forest fires, illegal logging and hunting ofanimals and plants are protected. The problem - the problem is already there since then andis still continuing and the absence of a settlement.


2021 ◽  
pp. 002218562110514
Author(s):  
Hannah Harris ◽  
Justine Nolan

Recent legislative efforts to address modern slavery emphasise corporate disclosure as the primary regulatory tool. New modern slavery disclosure laws harden the expectation that business will conduct itself responsibly; however, they are founded on a soft approach to enforcement which is essentially outsourced to the market. This paper questions the effectiveness of this disclosure-based enforcement mechanism, which primarily relies on a narrowly defined concept of ‘the market’ as the basis for its regulatory strategy. Drawing on comparisons with alternative legislative enforcement frameworks to counter foreign bribery and illegal logging, this paper highlights the opportunities and limitations of reliance on market forces for regulation and suggests a path forward for enhancing the modern slavery enforcement approach.


Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 1665
Author(s):  
Maja Radosavljević ◽  
Mauro Masiero ◽  
Todora Rogelja ◽  
Branko Glavonjić

Eight years after the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) came into force, its effectiveness is still unsatisfactory due to deficient and uneven implementation among member states. In addition, some Western Balkan countries have poor legality monitoring systems, increasing the risk of trade in illegally harvested timber. Regardless of this, no recent work has analyzed the adaptation of national forest policies to the EUTR obligations. Our study aims to contribute to the understanding of EUTR implementation by analyzing the adaptation of policies of the Western Balkan countries (Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia) to the EUTR. Qualitative content analysis was conducted on 22 policy documents from Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia. Documents were coded using coding categories derived from EUTR. Our results point out that none of the analyzed countries have a policy to directly address illegal logging or prevention of illegal activities. As EU members, Slovenia and Croatia has implemented EUTR through laws. The Slovenian Forest Act addresses all EUTR obligations, while Croatian Law on EUTR Implementation does not directly address the obligation of legality. This obligation is addressed by the Law on Forests. As Serbia is not an EU member, it did not implement EUTR. Nevertheless, Serbian Law on Forests addresses all EUTR obligations, but has some discrepancies regarding Traceability obligation. With ongoing discourses on Green Deal policies and the increasing focus on “deforestation-free” commodities, stricter implementation might be expected of EUTR at EU level. Most countries would probably have to build capacities for EUTR implementation and become more transparent and responsible concerning information availability. To successfully implement EUTR, an increased number of checks as well as stricter fines will be needed.


Author(s):  
Aleksandr Khan ◽  
Stanislav Pevko ◽  
Elena Yushkevich

The conducted research showed a lack of coordination between different norms of Ukrainian criminal and administrative laws that define the offences in the sphere of illegal logging, and determine the type and degree of liability for committing them. This lack of coordination is manifested, specifically, in the competition of certain norms, their ineffectiveness, and the absence of liability for certain publicly dangerous actions connected with illegal logging and damaging trees. The authors carried out a comparative analysis of criminal administrative offences in this sphere and formulated recommendation on improving criminal and administrative legislations that protect public relations in the sphere of protecting forests in Ukraine. They suggest the following: 1) amending Art. 65 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offences by establishing liability for selling illegally logged timber or shrubs; 2) amending Art. 246 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and Art. 65 the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offences by introducing administrative liability for buying illegally logged timber or shrubs, as well as criminal liability for buying illegally logged timber or shrubs if it inflicted considerable damage; 3) amending Art. 246 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine by introducing criminal liability for destroying or damaging forest plantations, seedlings, young plants in tree nurseries and plantations, as well as young trees of natural origin and self-seed plants in the areas designated for reforestation if that inflicted considerable damage on protected public relations. The presented suggestions on improving current criminal and administrative legislations of Ukraine are aimed at improving the effectiveness of counteracting illegal logging in the country.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1231
Author(s):  
Angela Kezia ◽  
Angelica Monica Fortunata ◽  
Putri Claudia Victoria

This research was conducted with the aim of analyzing one area in Riau Province, precisely in Pekanbaru City, which experienced rapid forest degradation caused by illegal logging by criminals. This research was conducted using a normative approach that is related to the problems (legal issues) regarding illegal logging in Pekanbaru City. This type of approach focuses on the analysis of legal principles and theories of law and legislation that are appropriate and related to issues in legal research, and is carried out by examining secondary data in the form of books, journals, government publications related to the legal issues of this research. The results and discussion in this study regarding the implementation of the enactment of Law Number 18 of 2013 concerning Prevention and Eradication of Forest Destruction against individual legal subjects and business entities (corporations) that commit criminal acts in the area of Pekanbaru City. In terms of ensnaring the perpetrators of illegal logging, the existing policies are not sufficient to overcome the problem where the perpetrators of criminal acts are more sophisticated and the law enforcement against the perpetrators of criminal acts is low, so that it does not provide a deterrent effect for the perpetrators. In overcoming the problem, the participation of local communities in forest monitoring and management must be realized because it is not enough only with the law enforcement officers and in terms of regulations, specific regulations must be synchronized with general regulations so that they do not conflict with each other and create flaws in their application. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan yaitu menganalisis salah satu wilayah di Provinsi Riau tepatnya di Kota Pekanbaru, yang mengalami degradasi hutan cukup cepat diakibatkan oleh pembalakan liar oleh para pelaku tindak pidana. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan pendekatan normatif yang bersangkut paut dengan pemasalahan (isu hukum) mengenai pembalakan liar di Kota Pekanbaru. Jenis pendekatan ini berupa analisis terhadap asas hukum dan teori hukum dan peraturan perundang undangan berkaitan dengan isu dalam penelitian hukum, dan dilakukan dengan cara meneliti data sekunder berupa buku, jurnal, publikasi pemerintah yang berkaitan dengan isu hukum penelitian ini. Hasil dan pembahasan dalam penelitian ini adalah mengenai implementasi Undang-Undang Nomor 18 Tahun 2013 tentang Pencegahan dan Pemberantasan Perusakan Hutan terhadap pelaku tindak pidana perseorangan maupun badan hukum (korporasi) di wilayah Kota Pekanbaru. Dalam hal menjerat pelaku pembalakan liar, kebijakan yang ada belum cukup untuk mengatasi permasalahan yang dimana pelaku tindak pidana lebih canggih serta rendahnya penegakkan hukum terhadap pelaku tindak pidana sehingga kurang memberikan efek jera bagi para pelaku. Dalam mengatasi permasalahan maka ikut andil masyarakat setempat dalam pengawasan dan pengelolaan hutan harus direalisasikan sebab tidaklah cukup hanya dengan aparat saja serta dalam hal peraturan, haruslah peraturan yang bersifat khusus disinkronisasikan terhadap peraturan yang bersifat umum agar tidak bertentangan antar satu sama lain dan menimbulkan celah dalam penerapannya.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0009938
Author(s):  
Kim Henry ◽  
Aurélie Mayet ◽  
Miguel Hernandez ◽  
Guillaume Frechard ◽  
Pierre-Antoine Blanc ◽  
...  

Background Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in French Guiana but cases are usually sporadic. An outbreak signal was issued on May 15th 2020 with 15 suspected cases after a military training course in the rainforest. An outbreak investigation was carried out. Methodology/Principal findings Thirty cases were confirmed. Leishmania guyanensis was the most frequent species (90%). The most frequent presentation was ulcerative (90%). Lesions on the face and hands were frequent (40% each). Eight cases (26%) presented a poor outcome after treatment with pentamidine and required a second line with amphotericin B. Three of them required further treatments with meglumine antimoniate or miltefosine. Two spots within the training area were deemed as likely sites of contamination, due to illegal logging. The isolated Leishmania strains did not form a separate cluster. Participation in Week 13 of year 2020 was associated with infection (OR = 4.59 [1.10–19.83]; p = 0.016) while undergoing only the “Fighting” exercise was protective (OR = 0.1 [0–0.74]; p = 0.021). There was no association between infection and other risk factors at the individual level. The attack rate of Regiment B (14/105 = 13.3%) was significantly higher (OR = 4.22 [1.84–9.53], p = 0.0001) compared to Regiment A (16/507 = 3.2%). The attack rate during this training course (30/858 = 3.5%) was significantly higher (OR 2.29 [1.28–4.13]; p = 0.002) than for other missions in French Guiana during the same period (22/1427 = 1.5%). Conclusions This outbreak could be explained by a combination of factors: climatic conditions around week 13, at-risk activities including night trainings, absence of impregnation, a lesser experience of rainforest duties in Regiment B and illegal logging attracting sandflies on military training grounds.


2021 ◽  
pp. 479-486
Author(s):  
Alexander Baranov ◽  
Victoria Sergeeva
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2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 88-95
Author(s):  
Irina A. Konovalova ◽  
Ekaterina V. Lelekova

The article presents the results of an expert assessment of the thinning out of forest stands on the territory of the N district of the Kirov region based on field studies. Fieldwork consisted of recalculating and measuring the diameters of stumps left after felling trees, establishing their species composition and quality condition to determine the volume of harvested wood in the context of species. The stumps found were identified as pine (70 %), spruce, birch, and aspen.The authors reveal that the release forest cutting was carried out within the boundaries of the designated cutting area with an excess of the established volume of wood harvesting for the prime breed (pine). The volume of felled pinewood exceeded 2.5 times; for other species, these data is more than 70 % lower than declared. At the same time, the total actual volume of the withdrawn wood does not exceed the data of the forest declaration. Based on the revealed violation of the forest legislation and the relevant regulatory documents, the authors have calculated the amount of damage caused to the forest plantation due to illegal logging of pine wood in the volume of 297 m3. The damage amounted to more than 4 million rubles.


2021 ◽  
Vol 894 (1) ◽  
pp. 012002
Author(s):  
I Rosyadi ◽  
M R Habibi ◽  
N Syam

Abstract Everyone in Indonesia has the right to a good and healthy environment as a form of human rights. Every generation has obligations and responsibilities in preserving the background to ensure the welfare and quality of life between ages. Sustainable development is an effort to guarantee these rights by managing natural resources wisely and rationally and simultaneously considering economic, social, and environmental aspects. Currently, humans tend to be greedy for existing natural resources to get the maximum benefit. Illegal logging is an activity to place forest resources on a large scale without paying attention to the needs of future generations. Efforts made by the government to enforce sanctions against perpetrators of illegal logging activities are the enactment of Law Number 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management and Law Number 18 of 2013 concerning Prevention and Eradication of Forest Destruction.


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