U.S. traders flouting sanctions on buying Myanmar teak, report says

Vast quantities of timber from Myanmar continue to enter the United States despite sanctions on the country’s state-controlled timber monopoly, according to a new report from U.K.-based watchdog group the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). Following the February 2021 military coup and violent crackdowns on citizens, countries including the U.S., Canada, the European Union, Switzerland, and … Continue reading U.S. traders flouting sanctions on buying Myanmar teak, report says