Illegal logging is worth 1.5 times the value of legal timber exports in Peru, whilst corruption among public officials is endemic in the Amazon region. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Now he is calling on the Cambodian government to revoke all land concessions and ban timber exports to Vietnam and China. (takepart.com)
BC timber exports to the U.S. amount to C$ 3 billion, annually, while critics argue that the U.S. desperately needs Canadian timber for its housing needs. (tradeready.ca)