Europe is involved in trade with illegally logged wood which can lin some areas ead to loss of whole forests in about 10 years, according to a new study by World Wildlife Fund (WWF), published on Tuesday (22 November).
The report argues the EU imports about 20 million cubic metres of illegal timber a year from regions like the Amazon Basin, the Congo Basin, East Africa, or the Baltic States.
"As a result, the EU is responsible for around €3 billion of the global €10–15 billion in...
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