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EU to license Indonesian timber in effort to reduce illegal cutting
2016-09-18 03:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The EU said last week that Indonesia is the first country to qualify for the licenses. It will mean that traders of goods such as wooden furniture, plywood and paper that earn the certification will find it easier to do business with Europe. But some environmental and civil society groups are already concerned the licensing system could become a conduit for illegal timber from a country where tropical forests are being cut down at an epic rate. The EU has been trying to implement its timber...
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