Evidence of illegal logging comes from forest witnesses, maps showing forest loss, increasing numbers of endangered species and from the activities of the loggers themselves.
Illegal logging and land clearing is destroying the biodiversity of the Paradise Forests. In Indonesia, more species face extinction than anywhere else on Earth.
Kila Oumabe, Beseremen clan, has experienced life at the hands of the loggers of the Turama Extension. She speaks out on behalf of all women living in the extension.
Many Australians would be shocked to hear that their new timber deck or outdoor furniture could be made with stolen timber. Lawyer Anne Kajir wants us to know just that.
Brian Baring grew up in a traditional village in Papua New Guinea as one of the Gingilang clan, of the Borong tribe. He has travelled to Europe to tell his very personal story of the effects of illegal timber imports.
Illegal timber from the merbau tree is highly prized in China for flooring. Merbau is also sold in Australia, the US and Europe. This interactive map shows the extent of merbau forest destruction in New Guinea.
An area of the world's natural forest the size of a soccer pitch is cut down every two seconds. This interactive map shows the last intact forest landscapes.
