German firm investigated by EIA convicted for breaking EU sanctions by trading illegal Myanmar teak
A German company has been convicted and fined for evading sanctions on Myanmar timber
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EIA and 40 other NGOs urge the EU to strengthen action on illegal logging and deforestation
EIA has joined with more than 40 global NGOs to call on the European Union (EU) to do more to halt illegal logging and commodity-driven deforestation elsewhere in the world
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US Government acts against Myanmar military coup with tough sanctions on timber
The US Department of the Treasury has today (21 April) hit two major State-owned businesses in Myanmar with trade and economic sanctions
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A sophisticated new criminal network is openly smuggling timber across the Myanmar-China border
Amid the chaos of the brutal military coup in Myanmar and despite previous crackdowns on illegal timber trafficking over its border with China, EIA has established that a major new criminal syndicate is operating the trade
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Dutch traders exposed by EIA are facing legal action for importing illicit teak from Myanmar
The crackdown on Myanmar teak in the Netherlands has expanded to include criminal prosecutions against a range of companies and individuals, EIA has learnt
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EIA podcast – ‘If you import natural resources from Myanmar, you’re supporting the military’
EIA’s Forests team has been working on the ground in Myanmar since the country began to emerge from under the shadow of brutal military dictatorship in 2011, exposing illegal timber trade and helping to provide the tools for meaningful reform of its natural resources sector – but all that changed with the coup on 1 February
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