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The Russian log export ban and its war with Ukraine have wreaked havoc on the wood supply chain. Russia possesses 20% of the world’s trees but is now harvesting only 30% of its designated "production forests."

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Timber Focus: How Will The War Between Russia And Ukraine Affect The UK Wood Supply?

The United Kingdom has announced additional import tariffs of 35% on Russian and Belarusian wood products. The initial list of goods affected by the increase, which came into effect on March 25, is worth nearly $1.2 billion.
 

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On March 22, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service published a proposal to reclassify the northern long-eared bat as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The bat faces extinction due to white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease affecting cave-dwelling bats across the continent.

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Decorative Hardwoods Association and industry and environmental groups are advocating for increased enforcement of the Lacey Act to stop illegal logging, the world's third-largest transnational crime. Illegal logging generates between $52–157 billion per year at a steep cost: it threatens some of the world's most biologically diverse forests, contributes to climate change, and harms American manufacturers by undercutting them with illegal wood products.

Decorative Hardwoods Association (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XV, Issue VI: Tariffs On Russian Birch May Rise To 50% | Russian Birch Plywood Poses Challenges To Our Industry | Russian Oligarchs Made Billions From Wood Trade With The West | Russia May Ban Exports Of Wood & Forest Products | Russia’s War On Ukraine Could Triple Ocean Shipping Rates |