secret claerings: illegal logging's toll on forest ecosystems

illegal logging deforestation forest ecosystems barren tree-cleared patch devastating effects nature wildlife destruction environmental protection conservation wilderness irreparable harm irresponsible practices habitat loss damage endangered species extinction crisis preservation law enforcement sustainable biodiversity degradation responsibility resources ecological balance management awareness forests trees clearcutting environmentalism erosion soil climate impact crime depletion carbon oxygen production biodiverse forestry trade ban trafficking ethics poaching efforts footprint tree cover green natural eco-crime development stewardship eco-warrior ecosystem services agency movement biology advocacy justice conservationist initiatives refuge