Greenpeace spots alleged illegal cargo of precious tropical timber in the port of Antwerp
A cargo of precious sawn tropical timber (padoek) from Africa is was blocked this month in the Belgian port of Antwerp after Greenpeace Belgium officially alerted the government of its presence there. The sawn timber has been produced by Chinese logging firm Wan Chuan Timber Sarl (WCTS) which has been repeatedly exposed for illegal and destructive logging operations in the rainforest of Gabon, Central Africa, media reports said. Since there is a high risk that illegal timber is being imported to the European market, Greenpeace is calling on the government to immediately carry out a comprehensive investigation into ...
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