Timber trade watchdog urges Poland to halt imports of Myanmar ‘blood timber’

Mongabay
Feb 20, 2025, 8:19 am105 pts
Highly prized teak from Myanmar continues to be imported into Poland, despite EU sanctions on the Southeast Asian country’s state-run timber monopoly following the 2021 military coup and violent crackdown on citizens. Environmental law nonprofit ClientEarth last month formally requested the Polish timber…

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