Ministry of Trade Secretary-General, Oke Nurwan
If Things Are Strict Upstream, Why Do We Fear Illegal Timber Downstream?
Tempo
April 7, 2020
TRADE Minister Regulation No. 15/2020 regarding export provisions on forestry industry products has been widely criticized. There is concern that the elimination of the requirement of the V-Legal document—which is a part of the Timber Legality Assurance System (SVLK) arrangement—in this new regulation issued at the end of last February, will lead to an increase in illegal logging in Indonesia’s forests. Some believe it poses a th
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