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Illegal log trade continues on Salween river

27 September 2016
The Irrawaddy
(Illegal logging) / Forest policy and administration / Forest classifications / Forest cover / Forest protection
thai military / KESAN / mae hong son / KNPP / KNLA / Karen National Liberation Army / Kyaw Mue / Karenni Nationalities People’s Liberation Front / KNPLF / Ohn Win / Resources and Environmental Conservation Ministry / SALWEEN RIVER / smugglers / karen state / Karen Environmental and Social Action Network

CHIANG MAI, Thailand — The 25 tons of teak logs recently seized on the Salween River in Karen State show that the illegal trade persists despite a nationwide logging ban.The teak logs were seized by an armed wing of the Karen National Union (KNU) along ...

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Illegal log trade continues on Salween river

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