EU timber imports linked to deforestation on Indonesia's Borneo: NGOs


Lush green characterises the Bukit Suharto forest park in Bukit Suharto in East Kalimantan in this photo taken on May 17, 2019. - The Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA: Timber imports by companies operating in the European Union can be traced to logging on Indonesia's Borneo island, a new report published Tuesday (Oct 21) showed, with NGOs calling for the bloc to stop delaying a ban on deforestation-linked products.

The EU last month said it will seek a new one-year postponement of sweeping anti-deforestation rules known as the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), legislation that was cheered by green groups but assailed by trading partners, including the United States and Indonesia.

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