DNA and beyond: The challenges of identifying wood and addressing illegal timber products
In a Q&A with WildTech, Meaghan Parker-Forney of the World Resources Institute discusses the illegal timber trade, tree DNA and the barcode of life.
EU scheme failing to stop timber trafficking, finds audit
However, supporters of the FLEGT Action Plan say the review was overly critical.
Forest rangers killed in Cambodia while patrolling for illegal loggers
Sieng Darong, a Forestry Administration ranger, and Sab Yoh, a police officer, were shot and killed while patrolling a protected forest in Cambodia on Saturday morning. A third ranger wounded…
Leaked report reveals massive illegal logging in Laos
A recent report details the extent at which the Southeast Asian nation is felling its forests, primarily due to demand from neighboring countries.
US judge accepts plea deal from Lumber Liquidators over Lacey Act violations
A judge in Norfolk, Virginia accepted a plea deal today in which Lumber Liquidators agreed to pay more than $13 million in fines and penalties for violating the Lacey Act,…
Illegal wood imports to US are way down, but still worth as much as $3b a year
Last week, the largest hardwood flooring retailer in the United States, Lumber Liquidators, plead guilty to violating the Lacey Act and agreed to pay fines and penalties of more than…
Illegal timber trade destroying Myanmar’s forests uncovered in new report
An illegal timber trade has flourished for the past twenty years, extracting Myanmar’s frontier forests and taking them over land into China virtually unimpeded. A new report by the London-based…
