Environmental Groups: Peru Timber Report A Good First Step; More Action Needed

Two major environmental groups say a U.S. investigation that found significant portions of a Peruvian timber shipment were illegally harvested from the Amazon rainforest is a good first step to ensure compliance with the U.S.-Peru free trade agreement, but they want Peru to show it has the political will to crack down on the illegal timber trade. Sierra Club and the Environmental Investigation Agency, an independent organization that focuses on what it calls “environmental crime,” both urged Peru on Aug...