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🇱🇹 Lrytas
Life & Tech

New free app 'Mityba365' will help track daily nutrition

The new app 'Mityba365' helps users track their daily nutrition by logging their food intake and understanding the nutritional value of what they consume.

Mar 23 • 07:29 UTC
🌍 AllAfrica
National & Local

Nigeria: NCF Raises the Alarm Over Deforestation, Says Nigeria Lost 90 Percent of Forest Cover in 30 Years

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation has warned that Nigeria has lost nearly 90% of its forest cover in the past 30 years due to deforestation driven by illegal logging, agriculture, and urbanization.

Mar 23 • 05:18 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

UP: Gang involved in stealing teak trees from fields exposed, 3 arrested

In Uttar Pradesh, police have arrested three individuals linked to the theft of teak trees from agricultural fields following a complaint.

Mar 23 • 04:28 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

Death of a 71-year-old logger in the Jurbarkas region

A 71-year-old logger died in a tragic accident in the Jurbarkas region when he was struck by a falling tree while working in the forest.

Mar 22 • 08:21 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Fallen tree in Jurbarkas district struck and fatally injured a man

A man was fatally injured by a fallen tree in a forest in Jurbarkas district, Lithuania.

Mar 22 • 06:50 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Pekka Juntti's column: You Can't Decide How Your Forest is Cut

A recent report suggests Finland should reduce its logging by ten percent to meet climate goals, but private landowners assert their rights to manage their forests as they see fit.

Mar 22 • 04:45 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

More than 10 properties fined for illegal deforestation of 227 hectares in Paraíba

Over 10 properties have been penalized for illegally clearing 227 hectares of land in Paraíba, Brazil.

Mar 20 • 22:10 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Operation destroys illegal mines and exposes craters, contaminated rivers, and devastation in protected area of Carajás

A major operation in Carajás, Brazil, has revealed extensive environmental degradation caused by illegal mining and logging activities.

Mar 18 • 22:05 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Decades of tree logging and 90-degree cuts to mountains... Environmental groups oppose the 20.6 billion won park project

Environmental groups in Jeonbuk are demanding a halt and reevaluation of a park project in Wansan Chilbong, claiming it severely damages urban ecological corridors.

Mar 18 • 09:29 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

Criticism of the government's forest proposal: 'Listening to lobbyists'

The Swedish government faces backlash for proposed legislation that simplifies logging regulations, which critics argue threatens valuable forests and biodiversity.

Mar 17 • 21:21 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

YTL: Disturbance

The Finnish Matriculation Examination Board (YTL) has reported issues with its examination assessment service, preventing some users from logging in.

Mar 17 • 19:06 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Company fined over R$ 1.5 million for exploitation and deforestation of forest in MT

A timber company was fined R$ 1.5 million for illegal logging and deforestation in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, during a police operation.

Mar 17 • 18:56 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
National & Local

New forest policy provokes strong reactions: 'less socialism'

The Swedish government proposes to halve the wait time for forest logging and reduce bureaucracy for forest owners, receiving both praise from the forestry industry and criticism from environmental movements and the opposition.

Mar 17 • 16:09 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Swedes investigate: Swedish forests are three times better than Finnish forests in one regard

A Swedish report suggests that Swedish forests capture three times more carbon in mineral soil compared to their Finnish counterparts, raising questions about forest management practices in both countries.

Mar 17 • 08:43 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

PRF seizes 210 m³ of illegal wood and rescues 137 birds during operation on highways in the Sertão

The Federal Highway Police (PRF) conducted the 'Sentinela' operation in the Sertão of Pernambuco, seizing illegal wood and rescuing numerous birds over a span of several weeks.

Mar 16 • 15:04 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Ibama agents ambushed during operation against illegal extraction in the Tenharim-Marmelos Indigenous Territory in Amazonas

Agents from Ibama were ambushed during an operation against illegal logging in the Tenharim-Marmelos Indigenous Territory in Amazonas, Brazil.

Mar 16 • 13:08 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Failure at mBank. The bank apologizes to customers for the inconvenience

mBank is experiencing issues with its mobile app and online services, leading to customer difficulties in logging in and making payments.

Mar 16 • 11:14 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
National & Local

Gustav hopes for simpler rules for logging - environmental organizations worry about forest protection

The Swedish forestry industry anticipates a new government proposition aimed at creating clearer regulations for forest management, but environmental organizations are concerned it may favor logging at the expense of preserving biologically valuable forests.

Mar 16 • 04:30 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

The mud paralyzes traffic on gravel roads in Latgale

Traffic in Latgale is severely disrupted due to road conditions resulting from logging activities, leaving residents struggling to access essential services.

Mar 13 • 16:37 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Disruption at S-Pankki

S-Pankki's mobile app is experiencing issues that prevent some users from logging into mobile banking and accessing its website.

Mar 13 • 14:04 UTC
🇨🇦 Global News
National & Local

B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it

Former panel members appointed by the B.C. government express concerns over logging activities impacting old-growth forests, urging immediate action from officials.

Mar 13 • 13:29 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

Logging prohibited in specially protected natural areas from March 15 for bird conservation

Logging is banned in specially protected natural areas starting March 15 to protect nesting birds from disturbance and physical destruction of their nests.

Mar 13 • 09:13 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

VIDEO: Truck with irregular documents for 10 years found loaded with stolen wood

A truck with irregular documentation for the past ten years was discovered in Brazil loaded with stolen wood in Rio Pardo de Minas.

Mar 12 • 21:56 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
National & Local

Hunting, logging, and construction above Starina could drive Slovakia's only wild bison into Poland

Proposed changes to a significant portion of the Poloniny National Park could threaten the survival of Slovakia's only wild bison population, as they may be forced to migrate to Poland due to increased human activities.

Mar 12 • 15:31 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
National & Local

Sweden's last unprotected natural forests could be gone in 25 years

A new report indicates that Sweden's unprotected natural forests are disappearing rapidly, with logging rates increasing dramatically since 2022.

Mar 12 • 14:23 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
Crime & Justice

Convicted one of the persons in connection with the illegal felling of the Mārupes giant oak

A man has been convicted for his role in the illegal felling of a protected oak tree in Mārupes, Latvia.

Mar 12 • 07:21 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Why Did a Man in His 60s Never Return from the Mountains? 51 People Have Died in Logging Accidents Over the Past Four Years

A logging accident in Inje, South Korea, resulted in the death of a 68-year-old man, highlighting the alarming rate of fatalities in the forestry industry.

Mar 11 • 20:35 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

Expired Power of Attorney and a Typo: How an Activist's Forest Was Sold for Half Price

An elderly forest activist's land was sold for logging without her knowledge due to an expired power of attorney and legal oversight.

Mar 11 • 18:42 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
National & Local

Problems with the Tax Administration's website have been fixed

The Tax Administration in Norway has resolved issues that led to users seeing other people's information upon logging into their online accounts.

Mar 11 • 16:35 UTC
🇳🇴 VG
National & Local

The Tax Administration has problems - reveals others than themselves

Norway's Tax Administration is experiencing a technical issue that briefly exposed unknown names to users logging into their website, though no personal data was accessed.

Mar 11 • 14:44 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
National & Local

Umeå Municipality Takes Action Against the White-backed Woodpecker – Wants to Build on the Island

Umeå Municipality is appealing a decision that prevents the demolition of buildings or the logging of trees on an island due to the presence of the white-backed woodpecker.

Mar 11 • 13:42 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Moratorium on Logging: Between Social Expectations and Law

The article discusses the implications and challenges of implementing a moratorium on logging in Poland, balancing public expectation with legal frameworks.

Mar 10 • 14:55 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Operation of ICMBio and Ibama applies over R$ 110 million in fines to sawmills in Pará

The 'Maravalha' operation has led to over R$ 110 million in fines against sawmills in Pará due to illegal activities.

Mar 10 • 13:13 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

EDITORS' NOTE: The Great Gathering of Estonian Forests

Ene-Liis Semper's concert performance highlighted the critical issue of excessive logging in Estonia's young forests.

Mar 9 • 20:00 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

The Reasons for Abandoning the Forestry Development Plan – The Decline in Logging Volume Cannot Be Hidden

The Estonian Climate Ministry's decision to abandon the forestry development plan is influenced by concerns over excessive logging, highlighted during a concert-action event advocating for forest conservation.

Mar 9 • 16:41 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
National & Local

Two-thirds of the Low Tatras will remain without strict protection after zoning; the park plans to continue logging

A proposed zoning plan for the Low Tatras National Park could allow logging on over two-thirds of its area, raising environmental concerns.

Mar 9 • 16:04 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
National & Local

Police are investigating illegally felled oak trees

Since 2021, old oak trees have been illegally cut down along a bike path in Sønderris, leading Esbjerg Municipality to report the unauthorized removals to the police.

Mar 9 • 07:04 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

Oh, to hear the cranes trumpet

The article discusses the importance of nature journals in maintaining attention in nature, whether through logging or writing haikus.

Mar 7 • 14:25 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

In a forest in Kainuu, the reasons for the current logging disputes in Finland are revealed

A Finnish government agency plans to log several areas, despite opposition from environmental groups, highlighting the ongoing debate over forest management.

Mar 6 • 05:05 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Wood dealer arrested and fined R$ 100 thousand after attempting to bribe an Ibama inspector in Anapu, Pará

A wood dealer in Anapu, Pará, was arrested after offering a bribe of R$ 100,000 to an Ibama inspector to avoid penalties for illegal operations.

Mar 6 • 00:36 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

VIDEO ⟩ Severe accident in the vicinity of Inčukalns - new details about the collision of two vehicles

A severe accident occurred near Inčukalns, Latvia, where one driver was injured, involving a truck transporting food that spilled onto the road.

Mar 5 • 22:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Police seize two loads of illegal wood valued at R$ 200,000 on BR-232; VIDEO

Federal highway police in Brazil seized illegal wood valued at R$ 200,000 during a routine check on BR-232 in Pernambuco.

Mar 4 • 18:06 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Google Cuts Trees in Kajaani and Muhos

Google begins logging operations on its land in Kajaani and Muhos, Finland, despite not having made a final investment decision on its data centers.

Mar 3 • 07:30 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

On the road - an uncomfortable encounter: logs were rolling in the trailer from side to side

A Lithuanian driver observed logs rolling chaotically in a trailer from a logging truck, prompting him to signal the driver to stop for safety.

Mar 2 • 17:42 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Police find abandoned convoy with illegal timber in protected area of RO

Brazilian police discovered three abandoned trucks loaded with illegal timber near the Mapinguari National Park in Rondônia.

Mar 2 • 12:49 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

The Forestry Industry Warns: Logging Restrictions Threaten Thousands of Jobs

Finland's forestry industry could lose between 3,000 and 4,000 jobs if proposed logging restrictions by the Finnish Climate Panel and Nature Panel are implemented.

Mar 2 • 12:37 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

The Competition Council has initiated a case regarding "Latvian State Forests" long-term logging contracts

The Latvian Competition Council has started an investigation into long-term logging contracts established by Latvian State Forests in the 1990s, citing potential violations of competition laws.

Mar 1 • 16:21 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

They will pay for the unlawful "management" of the river valley for two years

A family is held responsible for the illegal management of a state-owned river valley area, leading to environmental damage.

Feb 27 • 09:20 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Police: Mass Death of Freshwater Pearls Causes Million-Euro Damage

A police report reveals significant damage caused to an endangered freshwater pearl mussel population at a logging site owned by Stora Enso in Suomussalmi, Finland, with a financial impact estimated at nearly two million euros.

Feb 26 • 11:21 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

"Let's Become Trees Together" Citizens March for Tree Protection in Jeonju

Citizens and civic groups in Jeonju, South Korea, are organizing a large demonstration to protest against the city's tree management policies following the controversial logging of willow trees along the Jeonju Stream.

Feb 26 • 06:12 UTC

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