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Industry: Harmonize inspection to prevent illegal timber trade between Kenya, Tanzania

 

Zanzibar, Tanzania: Lack of standardised procedures on inspection of forest products on transit in Kenya and across her borders have encouraged illegal trade in the country.

Illegal charcoal trade and movement of forest products across the borders by use of cheap means such as bicycles and pick-up trucks are some of the reasons that have encouraged the illegal trade on timber and timber products.

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