Illegal loggers ‘cook the books’ to harvest Amazon’s most valuable tree

Mongabay
May 24, 2018, 11:23 am180 pts
ipê (Handroanthus albus) in Jalapão, Tocantins, one of the most valuable tree species in the Amazon, and a popular target of illegal loggers. Image by Hermínio Lacerda/Banco de Imagens do IBAMA Brazil’s Ipê tree is one of the most valuable tree species in the world, and a chief target for illicit…

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