TOTAL LOG BAN
By Anton Antonio
February 18, 2016
In my never-ending research for subject matters to blog
about, I chanced upon this poster that says: “total log ban”. (Please see accompanying image.) How many times have you read this statement
“total log ban”? You’ve probably read it
from newspapers describing a declaration or imposition by government. Or a pro-environment advocacy group lobbying
for it or evangelizing about it… a “total log ban”. Sadly, however, the statement is simply
wrong!
Let’s define the statement, “total log ban”, word for
word. The word “total” means complete,
absolute or comprising the whole number, amount or volume of a given unit. A “log” is a part of the trunk or a large
branch of a tree that has fallen or has been cut off. Please note that the growth of a tree is a
natural process and phenomenon. The word
“ban” means officially or legally prohibited.
So, therefore, putting these definitions together, how can something
that is a natural product like a tree (specifically the trunk and branch) be
officially and legally prohibited (banned) from growing? This just doesn’t make sense... or downright
stupid!
What would make better sense is tweaking this statement
(therefore, “total log ban”) to “total logging ban”. In this case what we are officially and
legally prohibiting or banning is the act of logging. Logging is defined as the activity or
business of felling trees and cutting and preparing the timber for utilization
and conversion to other wood products.
In this application “logging”, as an activity, can be banned officially
and legally by an authority.
The use of “log” over “logging” may seem like ordinary and
insignificant semantics (meaning: the branch of linguistics and logic concerned
with meaning) but wouldn’t it be ideal to use correct words to describe
specific issues and concerns? Let’s do
everyone a favour, it would not be rude to gently correct others when they use
the statement “total log ban”.
Thoughts to promote positive action…
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the government must implement the total log ban in the natural grown forest in all forest land to preserved and protect the biodiversity such as flora and fauna in the country. kaingin or slash and burn in the forestland are all must be ban. the residual forest and old growth forest shall be delineated and monumented and protected in collaboration with all concern LGU's and other concern stake holder assisted by the DENR as the lead agency.
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