Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) statement on political situation in Myanmar and related timber trade issues
Our position is absolutely clear – EIA will not support any trade in timber and wood products originating from Myanmar
Tag: european-union-timber-regulation
Timber firms found importing illicit Myanmar teak through Europe’s back door
Traders are paying to ship illicit Myanmar teak into Europe via the back door, skirting import rules to get their hands on the valuable timber for high-paying clients
Indonesia steps back from undermining legal timber exports under cover of the coronavirus
The Government of Indonesia has shelved a plan to drastically dilute timber regulations put in place to lock illegal wood out of its exports to the European Union and other markets
Dutch police seizure of allegedly ‘illegal’ Myanmar Teak, a first for European law enforcement and member states cooperation
In the first raid of its kind, Dutch police have seized a large quantity of Myanmar Teak in the Netherlands circumvented through the Czech Republic in contravention of EU Law.
German trader reported for repeated violations of EU Timber Regulation
Evidence of serious repeated violations of the European Union Timber Regulation (EUTR) by a trader of Myanmar teak was today submitted to German and European enforcement authorities by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)
Crime and corruption of Myanmar’s illegal teak trade goes to the heart of Government
For three decades, the multi-million dollar international trade in Burmese teak has been riddled with crime and high-level corruption, driving conflict and human rights abuses in Myanmar.