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A major Dutch company was found to having placed\u00a0illegally sourced teak from Myanmar on the European market, as a recent investigation made by the\u00a0Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) revealed.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Dutch Food and Safety Authority\u00a0ruled the company in breach of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR). Also, another company, whose name wasn't released yet, was found guilty too, of\u00a0violating EUTR requirements.<\/p>\n

Boogaerdt Houta was given two months by the Dutch government, as to clear\u00a0its supply chain of Burmese teak. If after that time the company has still not complied, it will be fined 20,000 euros ($23,000) per cubic meter of illegal timber, Mongabay reported.<\/p>\n

Under the EUTR, companies must conduct due diligence to ensure they don\u2019t allow illegally sourced timber into their supply chains and onto the market. The Dutch Food and Safety Authority found Boogaerdt Hout violated these due diligence requirements when bringing Burmese teak into the European market.<\/p>\n

Teak (Tectona grandis<\/em>) is native to South and Southeast Asia, and its wood is prized for use in high-end furniture and boats. While most teak on the market today comes from plantations, some is still illegally sourced from Myanmar. The extraction of this Burmese teak has been denounced by conservationists, who say its trade is helping fuel\u00a0rampant\u00a0illegal logging in the country.<\/p>\n

According to the EIA, Boogaerdt Hout joins the ranks of at least 17 companies that have been found guilty of violating EUTR requirements by trading in Burmese teak. Boogaerdt Hout did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

The EUTR is part of the EU\u2019s Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) action plan and aims to reduce illegal logging by banning the sale of illicitly sourced timber and timber products in the EU. But while the EUTR is applied EU-wide, member countries are responsible for defining what timber is and isn\u2019t legal. With this ruling, the Netherlands joins Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark and the U.K. in defining teak imported from Myanmar as an illegal wood.<\/p>\n

However, the status of Burmese teak in Italy and Spain remains in limbo.<\/p>\n

\u201cMyanmar\u2019s forests are in crisis, with a timber industry that has long been plagued by corruption and overharvesting,<\/em>\u201d said Faith Doherty, head of EIA\u2019s Forests Campaign. \u201cTwo EU member states, Italy and Spain, are dragging their feet on enforcement and continue to allow clearly non-compliant timber to enter their markets. This is undermining support for reform in Myanmar and providing an uneven playing field for companies in EU countries that are enforcing the law<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Mongabay reported, the EIA commended the Myanmar Forest Department for gains made in recent years, including enacting national and regional logging bans, as well as new timber laws.<\/p>\n

Yet, the organization\u00a0claims that there is\u00a0more that needs to be done to reform the country\u2019s timber industry and reduce illegal logging, specifically calling for greater transparency. This, the NGO says, would go a long way toward independent monitoring and assurance that any teak entering the EU market did not come from a Myanmar rainforest.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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