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There are two articles in the latest ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report about saw mills in Special Economic Zones in Gabon:

“The forestry sector in Gabon appears to be undergoing a significant transformation toward legal compliance with enforcement of anti-corruption measures.

“The new Minister of Forestry in Gabon is actively enforcing forestry laws, ensuring proper documentation and seizing abandoned logs over six months old.”

https://substack.com/profile/2001555-chris-lang/note/c-41931889

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Thanks, Chris, massively detailed reporting! If you have enough layers of corruption, do they cancel each other out? Unfortunately, no!

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