Indonesia issues warning on illegal logging

Indonesia has appealed to world consumers to stop buying products made from illegally logged wood, saying rich countries should pay the poor to preserve forests in the battle against global warming, Reuters reported on Monday.
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Environmentalists say illegal logging in Indonesia strips 2.1 million hectares of forest every year in a trade worth US$4 billion.

"I want to appeal to the citizens of the whole world to look for the stamp of approval," Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar said, adding there were systems in place to distinguish stolen wood from legitimate products.

A report last month by the Environmental Investigation Agency and Indonesia-based Telapak said that Malaysia and China were major recipients of stolen Indonesian timber and that shipping companies from Singapore carried such wood overseas.
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Indonesia has appealed to world consumers to stop buying products made from illegally logged wood
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