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Zambia suspends export of unprocessed timber

Xinhua, February 1, 2017 Adjust font size:

The Zambian government has suspended the export of wood or logs of any timber tree species with immediate effect, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Jean Kapata said timber export permits will only be issued for processed or sawn timber.

She told reporters during a press briefing at her office in Lusaka, the country's capital that the suspension was in accordance with Statutory Instrument Number 94 of 2015.

The government, she said, was concerned that there was illegal harvesting and trade of timber in the country, especially the Mukula tree, adding that the trend had reached alarming levels.

She went on to state that no round logs will be allowed to be moved from any concession area beyond 100 kilometers and that any trucks found carrying logs for exports will be impounded. Endit