Africa: 'Dirty Money' in Illegal Logging Can Be Tracked and Confiscated, Says World Bank Report

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March 16th, 2012

Every two seconds, an area of forest the size of a football field is clear-cut by illegal loggers around the globe, but a new World Bank report released today shows how countries can effectively fight illegal logging through the criminal justice system, punish organized crime, and trace and confiscate illegal logging profits.
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