U.S.House Passes Legislation to Ban Illegal Wood Trade

摘要

The U.S.House of Representatives has passed landmark legislation to address the global illegal logging crisis.The law would make the U.S.the first country in the world to prohibit the import,sale,or trade in illegally-harvested wood and wood products.The law amends a long-standing wildlife trafficking statute,the Lacey Act,to include timber,wood products,and other plants.