August 8, 2000 Logging's Shift South Brings Concern on Oversight By DOUGLAS JEHL Chris Berkey for The New York Times Critics have pointed to clear-clearing operations like this one in Humphreys County, Tenn., as a reason for their concerns about logging. Forum Join a Discussion on The Environment Chris Berkey for The New York Times Above, hardwood trees were delivered to a lumber mill in North ...

August 1, 2000 Pact Is Reached to Save a Rich Tropical Forest By ANDREW C. REVKIN Dennis DeMello/ Wildlife Conservation Society A deal opening land to loggers will protect 1, 900 square miles of tropical rain forest in Gabon. Biologists see it as a victory for large mammals like the mandrill. Related Articles The Natural World: Wildlife The Natural World: Environment Science/Health Maps ...

December 7, 1999 Sprawl Quickens Its Attack on Forests Forum Join a Discussion on The Environment By WILLIAM K. STEVENS espite some progress in conservation, the nation's privately held cropland, forests, soil and wetlands continue to give way to development and erosion, the United States Department of Agriculture is reporting today. One of the most striking findings of the agency's natural ...