Lawless: How Europe's borders remain open to trade in illegal timber

Summary

A staggering 80 percent of the world’s ancient forests have already been destroyed or degraded and much of what remains is under threat from illegal and destructive logging. The Member States of the European Union (EU) play a key role in fuelling the international demand for timber products from these sources.

Lawless: How Europe’s borders remain open to trade in illegal timber

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