Patio chairs fuel illegal trade in rainforest timber

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Huge growth in illegal logging is driven by Western demand for cheap garden furniture, according to a new report

Vietnam has become a clearing house for illegal timber plundered from forests across south-east Asia and some of it ends up in garden furniture sold in the UK and other EU countries, says a recent report....

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