European Commission seeks to halt illegal logging and curb deforestation

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Series Details 18.10.08
Publication Date 18/10/2008
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Europe's timber suppliers will have to seek guarantees that their products have been legally harvested, under measures proposed by the European Commission in October 2008 to curb deforestation and reduce greenhouse gases.
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European Commission: Press Release: IP/08/1543: Environment: Commission unveils package to tackle illegal logging and deforestation http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/1543&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
RIIA: Briefing Paper, June 2009: Combating Illegal Logging: Interaction with WTO Rules http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/publications/papers/view/-/id/754/
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