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China failing to take effective action against timber smugglers
2014-08-12 05:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Voluntary guidelines established by the Chinese government won't be enough to curb rampant timber smuggling by Chinese companies, putting 'responsible' actors at risk of having their reputations tarnished, argues a new campaign by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). Citing a series of recent investigations into illegal logging and timber smuggling involving Chinese enterprises, EIA warned that new guidelines from China's State Forestry Administration focus too little on timber imports....
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