Indonesia will become the first country in the world to export wood products to the EU that meet new environmental standards to curb illegal logging
Indonesia will in November become the first country in the world to export wood products to the European Union meeting new environmental standards in a move aimed at bolstering transparency and curbing illicit logging.
Officials from both parties unveiled measures on Thursday to ensure timber exports to the trade bloc, valued at roughly $1bn a year, are sustainable and harvested within the law.
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Source: Guardian Environment