Trafficking of banned Myanmar teak lands German company with $4m fine

Mongabay
May 10, 2021, 1:18 pm226 pts
WOB Timber, a logging company based in Hamburg, Germany, has been ordered by a court to pay a $4 million fine for illegally trading Myanmar timber. The April 27 decision was one of the highest financial penalties for this type of crime in the European Union. The Hamburg Regional Court determined that WOB Timber…

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