No restrictions: Japan's demand for illegal wood driving rampant deforestation in Siberia

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisJul 3, 2014, 7:10 pm86 pts
Illegal logging is taking a huge toll on forests around the world. In response, many countries have banned the import of timber whose legal harvest cannot be verified. However, Japan has made no strides to reduce its import of illegal timber. Instead, it is knowingly importing mass quantities of wood sourced…

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