For 20 years we've urged China to stop using illegal timber – and, finally, it's changing its laws to ban buying, processing or transporting illegally sourced wood! China is the world's largest importer of wood and exporter of wood products. It's also the largest international consumer of illegal wood. Faith Doherty, our Forests Campaign Leader, said: "This is potentially huge, a real game-changer for the future of the planet's precious forests and the battle against dangerous climate change."
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