EU must act on Burma forest crisis
For Immediate Release, 10 September 2004
EU foreign ministers have in a recent statement on the EU’s relations with Burma, for the first time ever, recognised the devastation caused by the illegal and uncontrolled logging of pristine forests in Burma, which are amongst the most biodiverse in the world.
Global Witness (1) welcomes this statement, which puts forestry issues at the top of the EU agenda for Burma for the first time, but it needs to be turned into immediate and effective action.