{"id":18374,"date":"2021-10-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myanmarnewswire.com\/?guid=ea07bc4200d3761ca667dacbadb7483a"},"modified":"2021-10-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T00:00:00","slug":"myanmar-seizes-more-than-510-tonnes-of-illegal-timber-over-one-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarnewswire.com\/myanmar-seizes-more-than-510-tonnes-of-illegal-timber-over-one-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar Seizes More Than 510 Tonnes Of Illegal Timber Over One Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
Myanmar authorities seized over 510 tonnes of illegal timber across the country, over one month, according to a release from the Forest Department, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, today.<\/P>
The seizures were made in the country\u2019s regions, states and Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, from Aug 30 to Oct 3.<\/P>
According to the release, the seized illegal timber included over 217 tonnes of teak, over 72 tonnes of hardwood and over 221 tonnes of other types of timber.<\/P>
During the period, 121 offenders were charged in connection with the cases, along with the seizure of 80 vehicles and machines.<\/P>
Meanwhile, the Forest Department has been making efforts to crack down on illegal logging and trading of forest products, as well as, to implement tree planting projects in substitution.<\/P>
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Source: NAM News Network<\/P>
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Myanmar authorities seized over 510 tonnes of illegal timber across the country, over one month, according to a release from the Forest Department, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, today.The seizures were made in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n