4 Jun 2010

Australia urged to ban illegal timber imports


United States congressman Earl Blumenauer has called on the Australian Government to legislate to ban illegal timber imports into Australia.

Mr Blumenauer, a Democratic member of the US House of Representatives for the timber state of Oregon, says Australia is part of a global supply chain and positioned strategically on the edge of a vast area where some of the most destructive logging practices have been taking place.
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