The trade of ilegal wood in the Amazon, Central Africa and Southeast Asia moves between 30 billion and 100 billion dollars per year and is responsible for up to 90% of deforestation in the world’s tropical forests.
Exame: Illegal timber moves $ 100 billion per year
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