Countries that sanctioned Myanmar’s junta are still buying their timber: Report

Mongabay
Apr 7, 2022, 3:43 am287 pts
Myanmar’s military-led regime exported more than $190 million worth of timber in 2021, including to countries with active sanctions on the country’s state-controlled timber monopoly, according to a recent report from Forest Trends. Following the February 2021 coup and violent crackdowns on citizens, Canada,…

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