- Timber trafficking takes place when loggers harvest and transport timber without complying with the country’s forestry regulations, dodging taxes, royalties and fees that should boost government revenues. This situation threatens both the timber sector’s sustainability and the country’s ability to preserve its forest ecosystems.thebftonline.com/2024/10/30/over-us200m-lost-annually-through-timber-trafficking/
- People also ask
Wildlife and Timber Trafficking - United States Department of Justice
Over US$200m lost annually through timber-trafficking
Timber Trafficking - EIA
Timber Trafficking. A report into illegal logging in Indonesia and South-East Asia, and the international consumption of illegally sourced timber. For the past two decades, the international community has been aware of rampant logging of …
New Justice Department-led task force pledges global …
May 23, 2023 · The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a new interagency task force to bolster efforts to identify, investigate and prosecute illegal trafficking in timber linked to environmental and other crimes. The …
TIMBER Trafficking Enforcement Roundtable - United …
Apr 19, 2023 · As part of the Justice Department’s Earth Week recognition, the department held an interagency roundtable on illegal timber trafficking. Officials will announced the TIMBER Enforcement Working Group and explained how it …
Illegal logging and timber trafficking - EIA
Illegal Logging | U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Illegal logging is the most profitable natural resource crime on the planet and the third most profitable transnational crime behind counterfeiting and drug trafficking. Preventing illegal timber shipments from entering the U.S. protects American …
Curbing illegal timber trafficking in Namibia | US Forest Service