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The timber, harvested illegally years ago and hidden in the forest, is being mixed with timber from trees felled in a 2018 flood and dam disaster, sources say.
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VIENTIANE, Feb 8 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Although the Prime Minister’s Order relating to control of the timber industry is being strictly enforced, illegal logging continues to be of great concern although it has declined in recent years.
In 2020, more than 2,600 cubic metres of illegally harvested wood and over 290 tonnes of illicit timber were seized, inspection authorities reported recently.
The figures were provided by the Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Committee and Government Inspection Authority, Mr Sinay Mienglavan, at a national meeting held in Vientiane.
Authorities also inspected 2,788 wood processing plants which were found to be in breach of the Prime Minister’s Order.