US timber traders help support Myanmar’s brutal junta by skirting laws to import illicit teak
Today (16 May), EIA names 12 major American timber firms importing teak from Myanmar since the start of the 2021 military coup
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Traders defy the law to import more teak into the USA from Myanmar than before the coup
Despite sanctions put in place against the brutal military junta in Myanmar, US traders continue to source precious teak from the country for luxury yachts and flooring
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EIA condemns the invasion of Ukraine and calls on European states to ditch Russian fossil fuels
The Environmental Investigation Agency UK (EIA UK) condemns the unprovoked, violent attack on the people of Ukraine and stands in solidarity with those defending their freedom
Myanmar junta looks to line its pockets and fund the coup with massive auction of illegal timber
The brutal military junta which seized control of Myanmar on 1 February is seeking an injection of hard currency by selling off thousands of tonnes of illegal timber to international markets
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