Just how bad is the logging crisis in Myanmar? 72 percent of exports illegal

Mongabay
By Jeremy HanceMar 26, 2014, 6:41 pm63 pts
Just days before Myanmar, also known as Burma, implements a ban on exporting raw logs, the Environmental Investigative Agency (EIA) has released a new report that captures the sheer scale of the country's illegal logging crisis. According to the EIA, new data shows that 72 percent of logs exported from Myanmar…

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