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Article

18 Oct 2005

Author:
Global Witness

Burma’s Missing Timber Millions: Destination China

A new report, launched today by Global Witness...“A Choice for China – Ending the destruction of Burma’s northern frontier forests”, details shocking new evidence of the massive illicit plunder of Burma’s forests by Chinese logging companies...[Jon Buckrell of Global Witness said] “Like China, the EU has so far failed the Burmese people. How many more livelihoods will be destroyed before the Commission and EU member states get their act together?”...