The second part of Addendum’s in-depth investigation into timber smuggling in Eastern Europe. Here, the system of fraud and corruption that allows illegal logging to happen is revealed.
Eastern Europe hosts vast areas of virgin forest which could play a vital role in the battle against the climate crisis, yet they are being mercilessly torn down by a multi-billion euro Austrian-owned industry and a mafia-like system that stretches all the way from Romania to Ukraine.
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