Report / Oct. 21, 2009

A Disharmonious Trade: China and the continued destruction of Burma's northern frontier forests

This is the third in a series of reports on illegal logging in Burma. It is based on field research carried out between 2005 and 2009 in Kachin State, along the Burma-China border, and on China's eastern seaboard. The field research is supported by an analysis of the latest trade data which shows that imports of logs and sawn wood across the land border from Burma fell by more than 70% between 2005 and 2008.

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'A Choice for China', 2005

'A Conflict of Interests', 2003

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