Tag: european-union-timber-regulation

A German company has been convicted and fined for evading sanctions on Myanmar timber

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

As Myanmar suffers escalating violence under the military coup, one teak trading company has been caught boasting about continuing to import timber regardless of the consequences

The crackdown on Myanmar teak in the Netherlands has expanded to include criminal prosecutions against a range of companies and individuals, EIA has learnt

On 1 February, the Myanmar military (also known as the Tatmadaw) overthrew the Government of the country and arrested its leadership, events which radically altered the context for addressing the problem of illegal timber sourced from the country

In 2013, after years of campaigning by EIA and others, the European Union brought in new laws to combat illegal timber trade