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Your Brazilian Eco-Certified Wood May Be Coming From Protected Areas Posted by TreeHugger 1 year 19 weeks ago - Tags: 
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photo: Leo Freitas
If you're looking to buy products using sustainably harvested timber from Brazil and it comes from the state of Pará, you may want to reconsider. Mongabay is reporting that a Brazilian federal prosecutor has launched an investigation into companies illegal harvesting wood from protected areas in the state and then passing it off as eco-certified in US, EU, and Asian markets:...
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