Madagascar's forests under threat from illegal timber tradeTags: madagascar, raubbau, conflict, corruption, deforestation, illegal logging, loggers
The government of Madagascar has been accused by conservation groups of allowing the illegal trade in precious wood to flourish.
Environmental campaigners claim that an executive decree issued last month legalising the export of raw hardwood, including rosewood and ebony, has given free rein to criminal gangs who fell endangered trees to sell on the international market... [Continue]
