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Sri Lanka to ban chainsaws, timber mills

In an effort to protect and expand its forests, Sri Lanka will ban the importation of chainsaws and shut down timber mills within five years, President Maithripala Sirisena’s office said. Sirisena told an environmental conference that he was determined to crack down on illegal logging and increase the amount of territory devoted to forests. “I […]

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