Nigerian Observer: Some African countries have expressed their commitment to partner UN agencies and the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) to combat illegal timber trade in their countries.
This is contained in a statement issued by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya, and made available to newsmen in Abuja.
The statement said that the countries -- Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda -- made the commitment at the ongoing five-day UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi.
"The...