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EU admits to 'slow' progress on illegal timber crackdown

23 February 2016 • 2 min read

WWF calls on member states to accelerate efforts to deliver EU timber regulations

The European Commission has admitted that its efforts to crackdown on illegal timber imports into the bloc are making "slow" progress, with most states taking "insufficient" steps to deliver the EU Timber...

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