FORESTRY: The wood smugglers

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FORESTRY: The wood smugglers

May 22, 2008
By Louise O’Dwyer

STEALING TIMBER: Though it is difficult to come up with hard numbers about just how large the illegal lumber trade is, some estimates predict that 40 percent of the industry is illegally transported.

VILNIUS - The Baltic states can boast some of the most well developed lumber industries in the world. This comes as no surprise considering the thousands of kilometers of pristine forests - and the lack of other natural resources - that the countries possess. But with the popularity of Baltic timber on the rise in Western Europe, the business is finding itself grappling with a growing illegal trade. Illegal logging is becoming a huge problem in the three countries. While some estimates predict ...

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