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Congo Equatorial Guinea European Union Guinea Guyana Honduras Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Russia South Sudan Sudan The Philippines Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe | March 5, 2013 Land Forests Cambodia International attention on Cambodia’s land grabs as Mam Sonando case goes to appeal Case attracts scrutiny as arrests of land activists double in a year | March 4, 2013 Forests Liberia 《欧盟木材法规》生效前夕,法国港口发现利比里亚非法木材 English version 全球见证今天表示,就在欧盟禁止非法木材进口的新法规生效的几周前,法国一港口发现了价值数万欧元的利比里亚非法木材。于昨日生效的《欧盟木材法规》明确规定,禁止进口非法木材,进口者最高将被处以2年监禁或5万欧元的罚款。 “新法即将生效之时在欧洲发现利比里亚非法木材,突显了欧盟企业确保自身遵法守法的必要性,否则会面临非常严重的处罚。几乎所有来自热带雨林地区的木材非法风险都很高,企业必须对其进行彻底调查,一旦木源发现任何疑问,就绝对不能采用。”全球见证组织高级行动统筹亚历山大·帕达尔表示。 | March 4, 2013 Forests Liberia Découverte de grumes illégales en provenance du Libéria dans un port français alors que de sévères sanctions pénales entrent en vigueur dans toute l’UE Du bois libérien illégal d’une valeur de plusieurs milliers d’euros se trouvait dans un port français moins de trois semaines avant l’entrée en vigueur d’une nouvelle loi européenne interdisant les importations de bois illégal, a déclaré Global Witness aujourd’hui. En vertu du Règlement Bois de l’UE, qui a pris effet hier, l’importation de bois illégal est interdite et pourrait valoir aux importateurs jusqu’à deux ans d’emprisonnement ou une amende de 50 000 euros. | March 3, 2013 Forests Liberia Illegal logs from Liberia found in French port as sweeping criminal sanctions kick in across EU 简体中文 | Feb. 20, 2013 Forests D.R. Congo Peru Cambodia Major breakthrough in fight to end illegal logging as Interpol arrests 200 across 12 countries Global Witness welcomes Interpol’s announcement that it has arrested nearly 200 people and seized around US$8 million worth of illegal timber in a major international crackdown on illegal logging and timber trafficking in Central and South America. This is a significant breakthrough in efforts to control a deadly trade valued at up to US$100billion, which is destroying the forests the planet needs to survive and leaving the people who live in them stranded. | Feb. 11, 2013 Forests D.R. Congo World Bank refuses to review support for logging in tropical rainforests despite criticism from its own independent evaluators Washington, 11th February 2013: The World Bank Board of Directors has blocked a call by independent evaluators to review the outcomes of the Bank’s support for industrial-scale logging in tropical rainforests. The evaluators concluded in a report published last Friday that such operations have not been effective in reducing poverty, the World Bank’s core mandate, or achieving sustainability. | Feb. 1, 2013 Forests Cameroon Liberia D.R. Congo Cambodia World Bank foresters ignore independent evaluation and pledge to carry on logging the world’s rainforests FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Global Witness available for comment An independent evaluation leaked earlier this week found that the World Bank’s support for the logging of tropical rainforests is failing in its key aims of preventing their destruction and addressing rural poverty. But, according to sources in the Bank, its forestry department is refusing to reconsider its approach, is lobbying the Board hard to avoid being held accountable for its failures, and has stated its intention to continue supporting tropical forest logging. | Jan. 11, 2013 Forests Liberia Global Witness welcomes Liberian President’s strong action to tackle illegal logging and urges government to sanction companies and officials responsible President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s 4 January Executive Order expanding a moratorium on logging under Private Use Permits is a welcome move towards restoring the rule of law in Liberia’s forest sector. The Order also establishes that those found to be responsible for the widespread illegality and abuses associated with these permits will be subject to criminal prosecution. | Dec. 20, 2012 Forests Liberia Logging company flouts Liberian President’s timber export ban and drives breakdown in rule of law The logging company Atlantic Resources has shipped millions of dollars worth of illegal timber from Liberia in breach of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s August order to halt timber exports, Global Witness revealed today. These are the most significant illegal log exports since the timber-fuelled civil wars of the Charles Taylor era, and threaten to undermine the progress the President has made in bringing order to the forest sector. | Nov. 12, 2012 Forests D.R. Congo DRC Environment Minister's response to report on abuse of artisanal logging permits 简体中文 Read the report Show Previous 10 Show Next 10