YANGON, Nov 4 (NNN-MNA) – The Myanmar authorities, seized over 3,500 tonnes of illegal timber across the country, in 10 months of this year, according to figures released by the Forestry Department, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, today.
As of Oct 31, the authorities confiscated over 1,061 tonnes of teak, over 548 tonnes of hardwood, and over 1,909 tonnes of other types of timber, in the country’s regions, states and Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory.
According to the department’s data, 593 offenders were charged in connection with the cases, along with the seizure of 393 vehicles and machines, during the ten-month period.
The Forest Department has been cracking down on illegal logging and trading of forest products, and committed to implementing tree plantation projects in substitution.– NNN-MNA
