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Greenpeace reveals illegal Amazon logging activities

2014-05-17 11:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: Greenpeace has revealed the findings of an investigation on timber sourced from the Brazilian Amazon, exposing illegal activities covered up with fake documents and paperwork. Around two-thirds of illegally sourced timber is exported to Europe and the US. According to the organisation, up to 78% of the timber sourced in the Brazilian state of Par is estimated to be illegal, meaning that loggers and sawmills use holes in the system to cover illegal activities with fake paperwork, scams and false...

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