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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 | 

What and where is the tallest living hardwood tree in the world?

Answer:  The Australian mountain ash, known as “Centurion,” is located in Tasmania.

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guinnessworldrecords.com: Tallest living hardwood tree

Plans to cut down Ukrainian forests were outlined in a letter written by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. He stated that timber that is not used for the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation should be sold and the proceeds used to fund the occupying army.

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