Home Greenpeace: Timber laundering rampant Brazilian Amazon
 

Keywords :   


Greenpeace: Timber laundering rampant Brazilian Amazon

2014-05-18 10:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: A two-year investigation by Greenpeace has revealed the extent of timber laundering in two major Brazilian Amazon states: Pará and Mato Grosso. The report, published last week, suggests that fraud is widespread in the Brazilian timber industry. Loggers are using loopholes and outright deception to game regulations that aim to reduce the environmental impact of timber extraction. "The timber market is fraught with illegality, and predatory logging is destroying the Amazon bit by bit," said the...

Tags: amazon brazilian timber greenpeace

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news

»
05.11Boeing strike ends as workers back 38% pay rise deal
05.11Tropical Storm Rafael Public Advisory Number 6A
05.11Summary for Tropical Storm Rafael (AT3/AL182024)
05.11Tropical Storm Rafael Graphics
05.11Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
05.11Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
05.11Tropical Storm Rafael Graphics
05.11Tropical Storm Rafael Forecast Discussion Number 6
More »