Myanmar's authorities have seized over 69,600 tons of illegal logs from April 2011 to June this year, according to Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry.
It's the ministry was responding to a
question raised by in the Parliament by MP Aung Kyi for Nyaung Oo
Township Constituency on July 18 whether the government has any plan to
stop legal and illegal logging in Myanmar's forests to export and to
prevent further deforestation.
Aye Myint Maung, the deputy minister for
the ministry replied that the government will totally stop timber
exports in logs by April 1st next year and cut timber production by 48%
coming years.
He also added that illegal logging and
exports caused widespread deforestation in Myanmar's forests mentioning
[bad guys] taking advantage of unstable conditions in border areas as
one of the main reasons for the deforestation.
Mobile Inspection Teams along the border
areas also say most of the illegal logs went to China through 20
illegal routes and most seizures made on these routes.
source: Eleven Myanmar
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