Did you know the cost of illegal logging and wildlife trade to developing countries is estimated to be more than $70 billion a year? In 2017, the U.S. and Vietnamese governments hosted the APEC Pathfinder Dialogue IV with the assistance of ABA ROLI. Pathfinder IV explored the intersection of corruption, wildlife trafficking, and illegal logging.
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Music featured: Enchanting Inspirational Music - Royalty Free - This Moment by Jonny Easton (Music License: Creative Commons) Logging photo used courtesy of the World Wildlife Fund
wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/deforestation/deforestation_causes/illegal_logging/
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