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Leony Aurora - 9 Nov 2011
BEIJING, China (9 November, 2011)_The fight to curb rampant illegal logging in the Asia Pacific region has come a long way in the past decade as strong market incentives to ship legal timber have emerged following dialogue between various stakeholders. However, governments need to deal with corruption which continues to impede efforts to ensure the...
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- 27 Jan 2015
Certification incentives for reducing illegal logging in Brazil may miss their mark
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- 13 Sep 2014
Certifying logging concessions certifies social benefits in Congo Basin
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- 8 Sep 2014
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