1. THE STOLEN FORESTS.
- Author
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Khatchadourian, Raffi
- Subjects
ILLEGAL logging ,DEFORESTATION ,FORESTRY laws ,CORRUPTION ,PREVENTION - Abstract
The article explores illegal logging in Suifenhe, Manchuria. Logging for oak, linden, ash, pine, and poplar happens along the Trans-Siberian Railway. Environmental activist Alexander von Bismarck, who works for the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), gathers information on timber smuggling. Deforestation, timber laws, and timber trafficking in Singapore and Taiwan are discussed alongside Chinese timber laws. The relationship between China and Russia built on timber is examined.
- Published
- 2008