Call for new laws on stolen logs (BBC)

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By Tim Hirsch
In Environment reporter, Brasilia

Suppliers of illegally logged timber could be prosecuted in the countries where it is sold, under new proposals.

The move is being tabled at a gathering in Brazil of legislators from the Group of Eight (G8) richest economies and five key developing countries.

It calls for countries to pass domestic legislation making it a criminal offence to handle such timber.

The risk of prosecution would make wholesalers pay attention to the origin of wood they supply, advocates argue.
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"It would ensure that some of the poorest people in the world recapture the full value of the product that is being stolen from them at the moment. Illegal timber means stolen wood, and that's what we are trying to combat."
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