Using Big Data to combat the illegal timber trade in Brazil

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By Mike GaworeckiAug 10, 2016, 4:20 pm242 pts
It has been estimated that as much as 50 percent of tropical timber still comes from illegal sources. In response, international efforts to combat the illegal timber trade have intensified over the past decade and a half, with legislation like the U.S. Lacey Act, the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), and amendments…

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