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Stop M'sian 'sustainable timber' import, indigenous leaders urge UK
Published:  Jan 26, 2023 1:59 PM
Updated: 6:06 AM
A delegation of indigenous leaders from Sarawak is in London to lobby the UK government to stop importing timber deemed "sustainable" by the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme (MTCS).

They say this is because the logging in Borneo forests affects indigenous territories, and claiming that the logging is sustainable is "greenwashing".

The UK is the third largest importer of MTCS-certified timber in the world... 


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