Myanmar: Myanmar to Target Illegal Charcoal Trade with China

Jan 18, 2018 | Mongabay
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Myanmar has pledged to stem the massive tide of charcoal being illegally harvested, produced and exported from their forests to Chinese factories. Last week a senior official from the country’s Department of Forestry told the Myanmar Times that the charcoal trade has “exacerbated” deforestation. Certain forestry products like charcoal are not allowed to be exported from Myanmar. The country has struggled to protect its natural forests from rapid and widespread illegal logging.