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New illegal logging threatens Liberia’s forests amid vague ban
02 May 2024 08:21:39 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/new-illegal-logging-threatens-liberias-forests-amid-vague-ban/
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Malaysian logger Samling’s track record leaves Indigenous Sarawak questioning its plans
26 Oct 2023 20:11:25 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/malaysian-logger-samlings-track-record-leaves-indigenous-sarawak-questioning-its-plans/
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Small wins for Indigenous Malaysian activists in dispute with timber giant
04 Oct 2023 16:33:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/small-wins-for-indigenous-malaysian-activists-in-dispute-with-timber-giant/
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EU deforestation-free rule ‘highly challenging’ for SE Asia smallholders, experts say
20 Sep 2023 12:45:42 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/eu-deforestation-free-rule-highly-challenging-for-se-asia-smallholders-experts-say/
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Forests in the furnace: Can fashion brands tackle illegal logging in their Cambodian supply chains?
12 Jul 2023 02:05:38 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/forests-in-the-furnace-can-fashion-brands-tackle-illegal-logging-in-their-cambodian-supply-chains/
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Is Jeff Bezos’s $500 million yacht made with ‘blood timber’ from Myanmar? (commentary)
22 Jun 2023 17:49:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/is-jeff-bezoss-500-million-yacht-made-with-blood-timber-from-myanmar-commentary/
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U.S. traders flouting sanctions on buying Myanmar teak, report says
22 May 2023 13:45:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/u-s-traders-flouting-sanctions-on-buying-myanmar-teak-report-says/
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Corruption threatens timber traceability in Nkok, Gabon
10 May 2023 20:03:31 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/corruption-threatens-timber-traceability-in-nkok-gabon/
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Logging permit threatens Quilombola bioeconomic ‘paradise’ in the Amazon
08 May 2023 20:42:50 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/logging-permit-threatens-quilombola-bioeconomic-paradise-in-the-amazon/
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Liberian courts rubber-stamp export shipment of illegal logs
27 Jan 2023 15:09:19 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/liberian-courts-rubber-stamp-export-shipment-of-illegal-logs/
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With new EU rules ahead, Indonesia adds sustainability to its timber legality system
14 Nov 2022 10:27:19 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/with-new-eu-rules-ahead-indonesia-adds-sustainability-to-its-timber-legality-system/
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EU ‘moving the goal posts’ with new timber requirement, Indonesia says
10 Nov 2022 07:10:33 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/eu-moving-the-goal-posts-with-new-timber-requirement-indonesia-says/
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If the US aspires to climate leadership, it must break its addiction to the products driving forest destruction (commentary)
07 Nov 2022 23:43:33 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/if-the-us-aspires-to-climate-leadership-it-must-break-its-addiction-to-the-products-driving-forest-destruction-commentary/
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Tracking the moves of Asian forestry companies in Central Africa (analysis)
21 Oct 2022 16:42:34 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/tracking-the-moves-of-asian-forestry-companies-in-central-africa-analysis/
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New study identifies mature forests on U.S. federal lands ripe for protection
04 Oct 2022 17:00:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/new-study-identifies-mature-forests-on-u-s-federal-lands-ripe-for-protection/
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The Fixers: Top U.S. flooring retailers linked to Brazilian firm probed for corruption
29 Sep 2022 06:30:30 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/the-fixers-top-u-s-flooring-retailers-linked-to-brazilian-firm-probed-for-corruption/
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Illegal logging and trade in fine wood threaten Wampis communities in the Peruvian Amazon
09 Sep 2022 10:34:13 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/illegal-logging-and-trade-in-fine-wood-threaten-wampis-communities-in-the-peruvian-amazon/
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With plantation takeover, Brazil’s Indigenous Pataxó move to reclaim their land
14 Jul 2022 19:20:08 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/07/with-plantation-takeover-brazils-indigenous-pataxo-move-to-reclaim-their-land/
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End old-growth logging in carbon-rich ‘crown jewel’ of U.S. forests: Study
08 Jun 2022 05:52:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/end-old-growth-logging-in-carbon-rich-crown-jewel-of-u-s-forests-study/
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Outcry in Malaysia as failure to replant forests sparks ‘cover-up’ accusation
15 Apr 2022 10:32:02 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/outcry-in-malaysia-as-failure-to-replant-forests-sparks-cover-up-accusation/
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Countries that sanctioned Myanmar’s junta are still buying their timber: Report
07 Apr 2022 03:43:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/04/countries-that-sanctioned-myanmars-junta-are-still-buying-their-timber-report/
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Madagascar’s insistence on using seized rosewood rattles conservationists
29 Mar 2022 13:52:49 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/madagascars-insistence-on-using-seized-rosewood-rattles-conservationists/
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Luxury wood market driving extinction of rare ipê trees, report warns
14 Mar 2022 08:00:49 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/luxury-wood-market-driving-extinction-of-rare-ipe-trees-report-warns/
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Zimbabwe’s forests go up in smoke to feed its tobacco habit
03 Feb 2022 09:23:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/zimbabwes-forests-go-up-in-smoke-to-feed-its-tobacco-habit/
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Vietnam’s timber legality program not making a dent in risky wood imports
02 Feb 2022 14:04:51 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/vietnams-timber-legality-program-not-making-a-dent-in-risky-wood-imports/
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As Malaysian state resumes log exports, Indigenous advocates warn of fallout
19 Jan 2022 11:34:36 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/as-malaysian-state-resumes-log-exports-indigenous-advocates-warn-of-fallout/
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Despite sanctions, U.S. companies still importing Myanmar teak, report says
11 Jan 2022 15:58:31 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/despite-sanctions-u-s-companies-still-importing-myanmar-teak-report-says/
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Colombia’s new anti-deforestation law provokes concern for small-scale farmers
10 Jan 2022 18:58:14 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/colombias-new-anti-deforestation-law-provokes-concern-for-small-scale-farmers/
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Dual pressures of hunting, logging threaten wildlife in Myanmar, study shows
31 Dec 2021 11:52:27 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/dual-pressures-of-hunting-logging-threaten-wildlife-in-myanmar-study-shows/
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How can illegal timber trade in the Greater Mekong be stopped?
30 Dec 2021 12:00:02 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/how-can-illegal-timber-trade-in-the-greater-mekong-be-stopped/
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Kenya court orders return of $13m in seized rosewood to suspected traffickers
28 Dec 2021 12:26:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/kenya-court-orders-return-of-13m-in-seized-rosewood-to-suspected-traffickers/
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Myanmar teak is tainted. Time to jettison it, some yacht-making insiders say
27 Dec 2021 03:45:07 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/myanmar-teak-is-tainted-time-to-jettison-it-some-yacht-making-insiders-say/
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How does political instability in the Mekong affect deforestation?
23 Dec 2021 12:00:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/how-does-political-instability-in-the-mekong-affect-deforestation/
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To end illegal deforestation, Brazil may legalize it entirely, experts warn
20 Dec 2021 15:19:14 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/to-end-illegal-deforestation-brazil-may-legalize-it-entirely-experts-warn/
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Where does the Greater Mekong’s illegal timber go?
16 Dec 2021 12:00:48 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/where-does-the-greater-mekongs-illegal-timber-go/
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For Mekong officials fighting timber traffickers, a chance to level up
13 Dec 2021 15:28:32 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/for-mekong-officials-fighting-timber-traffickers-a-chance-to-level-up/
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Why has illegal logging increased in the Greater Mekong?
09 Dec 2021 10:45:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/why-has-illegal-logging-increased-in-the-greater-mekong/
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Liberia loggers felling trees outside concession as government stands by
23 Nov 2021 09:53:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/liberia-loggers-felling-trees-outside-concession-as-government-stands-by/
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The Greater Mekong region: A hotspot of wildlife and crime
17 Nov 2021 21:07:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/the-greater-mekong-region-a-hotspot-of-wildlife-and-crime/
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Relying on green labels to address our thirst for the products of deforestation would be a disaster (commentary)
08 Nov 2021 17:21:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/relying-on-green-labels-to-address-our-thirst-for-the-products-of-deforestation-would-be-a-disaster-commentary/
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Environmental activist ‘well-hated’ by Myanmar junta is latest to be arrested
09 Sep 2021 09:41:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/environmental-activist-well-hated-by-myanmar-junta-is-latest-to-be-arrested/
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Italian firms flout EU rules to trade in illegal Myanmar timber, report says
02 Sep 2021 12:01:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/italian-firms-flout-eu-rules-to-trade-in-illegal-myanmar-timber-report-says/
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Dam builder denies responsibility as logjam chokes river in Malaysian Borneo
26 Aug 2021 12:49:04 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/dam-builder-denies-responsibility-as-logjam-chokes-river-in-malaysian-borneo/
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Malaysian timber giant Samling takes conflict over logging activity to court
19 Aug 2021 09:33:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/malaysian-timber-giant-samling-takes-conflict-over-logging-activity-to-court/
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Advocates raise alarm over proposal to reopen DRC forests to loggers
13 Aug 2021 14:30:32 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/advocates-raise-alarm-over-proposal-to-reopen-drc-forests-to-loggers/
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EU sanctions no ‘silver bullet’ against Myanmar’s illegal timber trade, experts say
22 Jul 2021 15:57:10 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/eu-sanctions-no-silver-bullet-against-myanmars-illegal-timber-trade-experts-say/
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Colombia brings landmark rulings of importance closer to Indigenous communities
09 Jul 2021 18:59:11 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/colombia-brings-landmark-rulings-of-importance-closer-to-indigenous-communities/
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Trafficking of banned Myanmar teak lands German company with $4m fine
10 May 2021 17:18:02 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/05/trafficking-of-banned-myanmar-teak-lands-german-company-with-4m-fine/
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Myanmar’s troubled forestry sector seeks global endorsement after coup
08 Feb 2021 20:44:57 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/myanmars-troubled-forestry-sector-seeks-global-endorsement-after-coup/
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Brazil timber imports ‘may have breached US flooring giant’s probation’
08 Feb 2021 15:10:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/02/brazil-timber-imports-may-have-breached-us-flooring-giants-probation/
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Report: Illegal Russian lumber flooded Europe despite timber laws
17 Dec 2020 12:58:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/12/report-illegal-russian-lumber-flooded-europe-despite-timber-laws/
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TIME’s list of 100 most influential people in 2020 includes Indigenous Waorani leader
24 Sep 2020 15:37:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/times-list-of-100-most-influential-people-in-2020-includes-indigenous-waorani-leader/
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Solomon Islands environmental defender faces life sentence for arson charge
18 Sep 2020 14:54:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/solomon-islands-environmental-defender-faces-life-sentence-for-arson-charge/
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Threatened species caught in crossfire of ongoing land conflict in Myanmar
10 Sep 2020 19:36:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/threatened-species-caught-in-crossfire-of-ongoing-land-conflict-in-myanmar/
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Company investigated for timber trafficking gets stimulus from Peru government
25 Aug 2020 09:18:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/company-investigated-for-timber-trafficking-gets-stimulus-from-peru-government/
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In Philippines’ Palawan, top cop linked to assault on environmental officer
11 Jun 2020 22:29:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/06/in-philippines-palawan-top-cop-linked-to-assault-on-environmental-officer/
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Investigation exposes European firms exploiting loophole to import Myanmar teak
28 May 2020 08:56:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/05/investigation-exposes-european-firms-exploiting-loophole-to-import-myanmar-teak/
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Indonesia drops panned plan to scrap legality license for wood exports
27 May 2020 07:06:12 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/05/indonesia-svlk-legal-timber-license-eu-vlegal-export/
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Companies use COVID-19 to weaken standards, secure subsidies: Report
23 Apr 2020 11:24:11 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/04/companies-use-covid-19-to-weaken-standards-secure-subsidies-report/
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Indonesia risks timber trade with EU after scrapping license rules
30 Mar 2020 04:45:02 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/03/indonesia-eu-timber-wood-legality-svlk-license-logging/
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