mo4ch:>Lost forests: Russia considers banning lumber exports to China over concerns about illegal logging | Mo4ch News

Moscow may impose a full embargo on lumber exports to its largest trade partner, China, if Beijing fails to deal with illegal logging, Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has warned.“China should have a clear understanding that if it fails to engage in solving this problem, we will have no other choice but to ban the export of  lumber completely,” minister Dmitry Kobylkin told Russia’s Vedomosti newspaper."They come, buy up the [illegal] timber and leave us to clear up the debris," Kobylkin said of Chinese loggers.Also on rt.comRussia & China set to double trade turnover to $200 billion in 5 yearsThe minister has already asked Chinese law enforcement to take on the illegal loggers, and says the problem can be solved only if the Chinese take concrete steps. As an example, he suggested the building of special seed-growing facilities and replant trees to restore the lost forests “for our children and grandchildren.”In July, Russia’s President Vladimir Put…