Russia Plans Log Export Ban By 2022

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Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to enact strict controls on the export of roundwood and low-value forest products and to crack down on illegal logging. Putin requested a "complete ban on shipments of unprocessed or roughly processed conifer and valuable hardwood out of Russia by January 1, 2022."

 

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Canadian Forest Industries: Russia plans to implement log export ban by 2022