The European Parliament has approved stricter rules on timber sold in the European Union in order to take on illegal logging - one of the major causes of deforestation.
According to the rules, all operators in the timber supply chain - from lumberjack to lumber yard - must prove the legality of their timber.
Those that are found to be supplying illegal timber illegal timber will be slapped with fines - imposed at the EU member state level - that reflect the degree of environment...
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