China’s insatiable appetite for timber is driving a growing illegal trade that is stripping forests in Africa and Asia and fuelling conflict, underscoring the urgency for Beijing to enact laws to crack down, an environment group said on Thursday.
China is the world’s top importer of illegal timber, with the trade worth about US$4 billion a year, said the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).
Globally, Interpol estimates total trade in illegal timber is more than US$30 billion. Reported by S.China Morning Post 3 hours ago.
China is the world’s top importer of illegal timber, with the trade worth about US$4 billion a year, said the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).
Globally, Interpol estimates total trade in illegal timber is more than US$30 billion. Reported by S.China Morning Post 3 hours ago.