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‘The sawmills, which are reliant on the larger diameter logs, are really looking to that mine site clearing operation to feed their mills’
Greenpeace showed through a recently published two-year, in-depth investigation just how rampant timber laundering is in the Amazon in Brazil.
1/3 of Indonesia’s land mass is allocated for industrial development. Forest clearing within areas zoned for timber, logging, oil palm, and mining accounted for nearly 45 percent of deforestation in Indonesia between 2000 and 2010, finds a new study that examined forest loss within industrial concessions.
Flaws in the country’s system to verify legal wood products could have implications for trade with Europe, as new research suggests even certified companies in Indonesia may not be meeting EU standards.
