Chaotic Illegal Timber Trade Threatens Crucial Forests in Southeastern Asia

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By Yale Environment 360Sep 17, 2015, 1:00 pm131 pts
A murky, illegal timber trade enabled by systemic corruption exists between China and Myanmar and is worth hundreds of millions of Illegal log trucks in Kachin wait to cross into China. dollars annually, making it one of the world's largest illegal timber schemes, according to a new analysis by the…

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