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Illegal logging in Asia

Interview: Charlotta LomasMarch 5, 2015

Global Witness released a report which found that the demand for luxury wood has created a multi-million dollar illegal timber industry in Cambodia and beyond. Despite laws to protect the old growth forests, Global Witness claims corruption and collusion of state officials has enabled large-scale illegal logging in Asia.

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