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Mozambique:
Timber Operators Suffer From Anti-Corruption Drive
AIM, 11 May 2015
Licensed timber operators in the central Mozambican province of Sofala have protested against the drive by the provincial governor, Helena Taipo, to reorganize the sector in order… Read more »
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Mozambique:
The Depletion of Wood in Nampula
Verdade, 19 June 2014
Nampula province continues to top the list of regions with the most furtive loggers in Mozambique, due to the recent large competition because of the province's substantial wood… Read more »
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Africa:
Illegal Trade in Wildlife and Timber Products Finances Criminal and Militia Groups, Threatening Security and Sustainable Development
UNEP, 24 June 2014
Global environmental crime, worth up to US$213 billion each year, is helping finance criminal, militia and terrorist groups and threatening the security and sustainable development… Read more »
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Mozambique:
China Fuels Illegal Logging of Forests - Report
AlertNet, 23 July 2014
China's insatiable demand for timber has led to illegal and unsustainable logging of Mozambique's forests, costing the country millions of dollars in lost duties and taxes and… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Mozambique Promotes Sustainable Firewood Practices
AIM, 6 May 2014
Mozambique has managed to create associations in all the country's provinces to promote the sustainable use of firewood and charcoal. Read more »
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Mozambique:
Assembly Passes Conservation Bill
AIM, 28 April 2014
The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on 24 April passed the second and final reading of a government bill on conservation areas, which dramatically increases… Read more »
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Mozambique:
Assembly Passes Final Reading of Bill On Conservation
AIM, 25 April 2014
The Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Thursday passed the second and final reading of a government bill on conservation areas which dramatically increases the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Save Valley Conservancy Under Threat
Zimbabwe Standard, 16 February 2014
ONE of the country's renowned wildlife sanctuaries, Save Valley Conservancy, is under serious threat from deforestation as people are cutting down trees to harvest charcoal, which… Read more »