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Illegal logging makes up 70 percent of Papua New Guinea's timber industry

2014-04-22 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Corruption, weak governance, and powerful timber barons are illegally stripping the forests of Papua New Guinea, according to a new report from the Chatham House. The policy institute finds that 70 percent of logging in Papua New Guinea is currently illegal, despite the fact that 99 percent of land is owned by local indigenous communities. "The biggest challenge is dealing with collusion between corrupt officials and logging firms," author of the report Sam Lawson told mongabay.com. "The logging...

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