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Dawn timber-laundering raids cast doubt on 'sustainable' Brazilian wood [1]

Police investigating suspected environmental scams swoop on state officials and businessmen in Amazon area known for woods used in furniture and decking

Publication Date: 
25/08/2015
Guardian (UK) [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Deforestation [4], Timber Smuggling [5], Illegal Trade [6], Brazil [7], Corruption [8], Timber Industry [9], Biodiversity [10]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/dawn-timber-laundering-raids-cast-doubt-sustainable-brazilian-wood

Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/dawn-timber-laundering-raids-cast-doubt-sustainable-brazilian-wood
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/guardian-uk
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/timber-smuggling
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/brazil
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/corruption
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/timber-industry
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity