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Brazil sentences three companies for ‘Timber Laundering’

A Brazilian court found three companies guilty of illegally logging in the Amazon rainforest, fined them US$100,000 each and ordered them to plant 10 hectares with the protected Brazil nut tree, which they were found to have exploited, according to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. Brazilian nut tree A Brazilian court found three companies guilty of illegally logging in the Amazon rainforest, fined them $100,000 (U.s.) each and ordered them to plant 10 hectares with the protected Brazil nut tree, which they were found to have exploited.

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Myanmar Frees 153 Chinese Loggers Sentenced to Life

MYANMAR -  Myanmar has freed 153 Chinese facing life sentences for illegal logging.  Their release was part of a larger presidential amnesty deal which freed close to 7,000 prisoners.Last week's sentencing strained the country's relation with neighboring China. News reports say a life sentence like that given to the 153 loggers, is typically equal to 20 years. An additional two Chinese loggers, both said to be minors, were given 10 years.