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Sanction-busting Italian timber traders defy EU law to import Myanmar teak, aiding the military junta
Despite trade sanctions imposed in June to ban imports of Myanmar teak into Europe, more than 300 tonnes of the ‘king of woods’ worth well over €2 million has since entered into Italy
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Sanction-busting Italian timber traders defy EU law to import Myanmar teak, aiding the brutal military regime
Despite trade sanctions imposed in June to ban imports of Myanmar teak into Europe, more than 300 tonnes of the ‘king of woods’ worth well over €2 million has since entered into Italy, the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) can reveal
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CoP26 daily diary: All the latest news and events from EIA at the UN climate summit in Glasgow
Welcome to EIA’s daily news updates from the UN CoP26 climate change conference in Glasgow. Check back daily for the latest updates ...
Investigator magazine: How Burmese timber for the superyachts of the super-rich funds the military junta
Welcome to the Autumn 2021 Investigator. Inside, you can read about our latest undercover investigation into the illegal timber trade from Myanmar and our efforts to secure sanctions against those elements of the violent military junta who exploit the country’s natural resources to line their own pockets. You’ll also read about other key activities, including our exposé of ‘the biggest eco-crime no-one’s heard of’: the trade of illegal refrigerants into the EU.
Myanmar’s brutal junta makes another grab for cash with major auctions of illicit timber
Myanmar’s violent military junta is poised to hold massive auctions of illicit timber to replenish its coffers
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