The UK Government turns a blind eye to illegal Brazilian mahogany shipments
Following on-the-ground investigations by Greenpeace in the Brazilian Amazon, the Brazilian Government has banned the logging and trade in mahogany (Swietenia macrophyllia) in an attempt to stamp out the illegality and corruption in the industry. However, local loopholes have allowed the mahogany industry to force a restart of exports, despite the opposition of the Brazilian Environment agency (IBAMA). IBAMA believes that the overwhelming majority of the country's mahogany is illegally logged.
