

Timber Trafficking: Fueling War, Felling Forests

How can we bring the perpetrators of ecocide to justice? This in-depth report on a landmark court case investigates businessman Nicolae Boddan Buzaianu’s very profitable timber trafficking business in West Africa, which has fueled the continent's longest-running conflicts in Casamance. The Swiss and Romanian businessman teamed up with former Gambian President Jammeh and the Westwood company made possible the illegal export of thousands of tons of rosewood. Banned since june 2022, the trafficking lingers on, exacerbating desertification and adding fuel to the fire of global warming. Has the time finally come to stop the impunity for environmental crimes committed abroad?
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