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Sanctioned Russian and Belarusian wood smuggled into UK, study suggests

23/04/2025 06:00 The Guardian

‘Chemical fingerprint’ shows 46% of wood samples certified as sustainable did not come from labelled country of originNearly half of birch wood certified by leading sustainability schemes is misidentified and does not come from the labelled country of origin, according to new testing. The analysis raises fears that large quantities of sanctioned wood from Russia and Belarus are still illegally entering Britain.New research by World Forest ID, a consortium of research organisations that includes Kew Gardens and the World Resources Institute, scrutinised the accuracy of dozens of harvesting-origin claims on birch products, which had almost entirely been approved by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) sustainability schemes. Continue reading...

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Badenoch under pressure to sack Jenrick over Reform coalition remarks – UK politics live

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23/04/2025 09:59 The Guardian
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23/04/2025 09:57 The Guardian
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23/04/2025 09:03 The Guardian
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23/04/2025 06:02 The Guardian
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23/04/2025 05:53 The Guardian
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22/04/2025 19:13 The Guardian
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22/04/2025 18:46 The Guardian
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22/04/2025 14:53 The Guardian
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22/04/2025 09:00 The Guardian
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22/04/2025 08:42 The Guardian
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22/04/2025 08:41 The Guardian
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