Illegal Logging Takes Its Toll in the Amazon
April 18th, 2012Posted to National Geographic
New study says U.S. firms importing millions of dollars worth of ill-gotten timber
The timber industry in Peru is rife with corruption and illegality, and international buyers are complicit in a “well-oiled machine” that is plundering the Peruvian rain forest, endangering its rich biodiversity and undermining the welfare of indigenous communities, according to a major new study by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).
