THE Ministry of Forests hopes to review regulations surrounding logging in its bid to tackle the ever-growing illegal logging practices in the country.
The issue was brought to light yesterday at Vitogo Village in Lautoka as Minister for Forestry, Osea Naiqamu, continued consultations on the 15-year 30 million trees planting initiative.
Forest guard Lekima Bose said people continued to log and cut down trees without any licence and those living downstream became victims of such illegal practices.
He urged villagers to think properly before engaging in such act as the consequences were quite terrible to the environment and the people living on it.
Mr Bose said people continued to ignore basic forest laws and logged trees without any idea of damage it caused to the environment.
He said it was vital for people to think twice when carrying out such practices because so many people would be affected by it.
