China furniture destroys forests

BBC News
March 24, 2006

Imports of illegally felled timber into China is destroying some of the world's forests, according to Forest Trends.

Western consumers also play a major role, the Washington based non-profit group says.

China is importing raw wood to turn it into cheap furnture, plywood and other processed products, 70% of which which it exports to rich country markets.

The report says this leads to depletion of the world's forests with devastating social and environmental consequences.

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