Teak is one of the most valuable hardwoods, used in yachts, home flooring, doors, window frames and furniture. Myanmar is the biggest producer of the wood, even though its natural forests are ...

On April 1 a new law went into effect in Myanmar banning ... Similar patterns of forest loss have been observed in other countries in the region. Over the past few years, the government has been ...

According to the environmental advocacy group Forest Trends ... According to Justice for Myanmar, U.S. companies imported nearly 1,600 metric tons of teak between February and December of last ...

A court has fined a British luxury yacht builder for importing wood from Myanmar linked to the illegal timber trade, often referred to as blood teak ... The group’s forests campaign leader ...

YANGON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar authorities have seized over 88 ... From Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, they confiscated over 16.6 tons of teak, over 9.41 tons of hardwood and over 62.23 tons of other ...

the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Friday. Between Jan. 6 and 12, they confiscated over 15 tons of teak, over 4.09 tons of hardwood and over 43 tons of other types of timbers in ...