The crackdown on Myanmar teak in the Netherlands has expanded to include criminal prosecutions against a range of companies and individuals, EIA has learnt
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
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
Our position is absolutely clear – EIA will not support any trade in timber and wood products originating from Myanmar
Five live tigers and a severed tiger head have been seized from a ‘zoo’ in Thailand long suspected of involvement in illegal wildlife trade