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Wildlife treaty moves to protect Asian hardwood
Bangkok, Thailand - The global treaty regulating trade in threatened wildlife moved to protect ramin, the Asian hardwood whose forests and their inhabitants have been devastated by rampant commercial logging.
Delegates from 166 nations approved a proposal by Indonesia, the world's primary exporter of the tropical wood along with Malaysia, to adopt strict measures aimed at ensuring the species' survival in the wild, assisting range states in tackling illegal logging, and stimulating international cooperation to control the illegal trade.