UK government 'could be supporting illegal deforestation', WWF warns

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Survey of Whitehall departments finds low awareness of UK's sustainable timber procurement policy with only six full in compliance

Government departments may not be following mandatory guidelines to purchase timber and timber products from legal or sustainable sources, a WWF study has found. The campaign group asked 22 Whitehall...

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