In East Africa, a lack of border controls and widespread fraud facilitate the illegal timber trade, which has become ...

1) Timber hustling: Lia, a thriving hub for Congolese mahogany trafficked to Uganda, Kenya 2) ‘Big men’, an ugly history and the ruthless Congo Basin timber smuggling business ...

At the Busia border crossing, they tell police and custom officials that their cargo —high quality mahogany timber —is from Uganda to evade paying tax. Yet the timber is sourced from the Congo ...

In the final chapter of our four-part timber smuggling series, we look at the discrepancy between Kenya’s official declarations to save the Congo rainforests and the country’s trade in endangered ...

Cuban mahogany, Swietenia mahogani (genus and species names), the Wood of Kings, has been among the most prized and valuable timbers since the late 16th century. This mahogany species is the wood ...

Giant mahogany trees like this in Peru are targeted by the illegal timber trade in the Amazon. Photo courtesy of Jason Houston. Mahogany is not the only valuable tree in the rainforest, of course.

Performers from the African-Caribbean community want demonstrate the diversity of Britain and the Commonwealth during the Queen's Jubilee.

• Kenya imports most of its timbers from Tanzania, Uganda and DR Congo where major products are rough sawn timber, pine, teak and mahogany. • The permit however does not apply to small ...

The price of soft wood has increased even surpassing the revered hard woods like mahogany and the most common blue gum.