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  2. Theft of government property - Wikipedia

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    The destruction of government property, or malicious mischief, means when people who aren't authorized to have such property (usually) deliberately damage or destroy the properties in question; normal punishment is a fine, that is up to $250,000 or five years' prison sentence. [6]

  3. How The World Bank Broke Its Promise to Protect the Poor

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    A World Bank report acknowledged a delay in getting water access for the new village, but said the village’s water issues had been solved by late 2012. The villagers say that’s not true. They are still waiting, four years after they were forced to relocate, for local authorities to keep their promise to build a small pipeline to draw water ...

  4. Illegal logging - Wikipedia

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    Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase, or sale of timber in violation of laws.The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal, including using corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission, or from a protected area; the cutting down of protected species; or the extraction of timber in excess of agreed limits.

  5. List of environmental killings - Wikipedia

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    Environmental killings are murders, assassinations, or other unlawful killings which are linked to environmental issues such as illegal logging, mining, land grabbing, pollution etc. Victims have included not only environmental and land rights activists, but also members of indigenous communities and journalists who have reported on these issues.

  6. 'Utter destruction': Raymond residents raise concerns about ...

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    Aug. 13—The hot sun of mid-July cast a particularly harsh light on the part of Forest Service Road 217 known by western Boulder County residents as the "lower shooting area." Shotgun shells ...

  7. How The World Bank Is Financing Environmental Destruction

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    In northern Peru, the World Bank's business-lending arm is part owner of the Yanacocha gold mine, accused by impoverished farming communities of despoiling their land in pursuit of the precious ore. The bank and IFC have stepped up investments in projects deemed to have a high risk of serious and environment damage, including oil pipelines, mines and even coal-fired power plants, an ...

  8. Squatting - Wikipedia

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    In the capital Bogotá, squatting has traditionally not been the main technique for land acquisition; people tend to purchase land legally and then subdivide or develop it illegally, creating "pirate neighbourhoods". [194] [195] In 1970, 45.9% of Bogotá's population lived in these pirate neighbourhoods, as compared to 1.1% who were squatting ...

  9. Land management - Wikipedia

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    Land management is the process of managing the use and development of land resources.. Sustainable land management (SLM) is the set of practices and technologies that aim to integrate the management of land, water, and other environmental resources to meet human needs while ensuring long-term sustainability, ecosystem services, biodiversity, and livelihoods.