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Indonesia shelves plan to undermine legal timber exports under cover of coronavirus
The Government of Indonesia has backed away from a plan to drastically dilute timber regulations
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The Government of Indonesia has backed away from a plan to drastically dilute timber regulations
The coronavirus pandemic has plunged a third of the world’s population into lockdown and thrown a harsh spotlight on our dysfunctional and exploitative relationship with wildlife. Is it a warning to seriously mend our ways?
Welcome to the first EIA 'What on Earth?' podcast, asking why Indonesia wants to water down rules keeping stolen timber out of its exports
Indonesia is taking steps to significantly water down the rules keeping illegal timber out of its international trade – and is using the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as an excuse
China’s controversial Belt and Road Initiative brings with it increased risks of endangered wildlife consumption and illegal wildlife trade
Two years after a seizure of timber by the Myanmar Forest Department at the port in Yangon, the incident has led to nine people being sentenced to 10 years each in prison for timber smuggling