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illegal logging

harvest, transportation, purchase, or sale of timber in violation of laws
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Summary

illegal logging is a wrongdoing[1]. It draws 853 Wikipedia views per month (wrongdoing category, ranking #1,764 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Location: Amazon basin[3], Central Africa[4], Southeast Asia[5], Russia[6]
  • Subclass of: logging[7]
  • Commons category: Illegal logging[8]
  • Has part(s): smuggling[9], tax avoidance[10], money laundering[11], organized crime[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Illegal logging[13]
  • Contributing factor of: climate change[14], environmental degradation[15]
  • Has effect: deforestation[16], soil erosion[17], biodiversity loss[18]
  • Has goal: land grabbing[19], pasture[20]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Climate change[21]
  • P14968: Wales[22]

Why It Matters

illegal logging has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12h ago · Sadads · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Amazon basin, Central Africa, Southeast Asia +1
    Contributing factor of → climate change, environmental degradation
    Has part(s) → smuggling, tax avoidance, money laundering +1
    Iate entry id → 916879
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14968: Q25, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/291586|batch #291586]]"
  2. 4w ago · Ottawajin · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → wrongdoing
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Instance of: wrongdoing, import w/ [[Wikidata:Wwwyzzerdd|🧙 Wwwyzzerdd for Wikidata]]"
  3. 13w ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Illegal logging
    Subclass of → logging
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Determination method or standard: record linkage, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260983|batch #260983]]"
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