Sentence examples for felled timber from inspiring English sources

He then accuses Hee of transporting illegally felled timber.

In another case, which has recently come to light in Papua, the police have been confiscating illegally felled timber and selling it back to the culprits.

Many thousands of miles of additional waterways are suitable for the flotage of felled timber, but truck and rail transport is rendering this practice obsolete in many areas.

The felled timber and leaves are piled high in 1km rows as far as the eye can see, ready to be set alight.

They mined gold, felled timber, dug canals or lay rails, most often in harsh areas to which free labor could never be enticed.

Pinto said that in the 12-month period a total of 2,000 square metres of illegally felled timber were seized by government agents.

As the light fades, lorries without number plates arrive at the timber yards loaded with what locals say is illegally felled tropical timber.

If even a small proportion of the felled lineside timber was left in situ it would create a habitat for wood-boring insects, which in turn would provide food for birds.

As these forests are felled for timber, agriculture, human settlements or commercial development, the world loses a vital component needed to slow, and ultimately reverse, global warming.

Although the tree can live for up to 160 years, it is best felled for timber at 60 to 70 years before heart rot sets in.

In northern Sindh and in Punjab province, overgrazing and felling timber for fuel have destroyed much of the natural vegetation.