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01/01/2008 Forest governance in countries with federal systems of government: lessons and implications for decentralization
Decentralization has been a popular theme in the forest sector. Much of this work and these discussions ... 		CIFOR (Arnoldo Contreras-Hermosilla, Hans M Gregersen, and Andy White)

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07/07/2006 Declaration obligatoire concernant le bois et les produits en bois
Proposal for a new Swiss law making it obligatory to declare the origin of wood and wooden products. ... 		Swiss Conseil des Etats

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NEWS

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14/01/2013 Swiss lawmakers push for freeze of Taib family assets
"The Taib family is acting like a criminal organization": Swiss MP Carlo Sommaruga

Geneva/Bern, ... 		Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland

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12/11/2012 Bruno Manser Fund takes Malaysian money-laundering case to the Swiss Federal Criminal Court
Swiss NGO, the Bruno Manser Fund (BMF), and 255 citizens from the Malaysian state of Sabah are asking ... 		Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland

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11/09/2012 Kate and Wills fly into Borneo illegal logging controversy
It was to be a highlight of their official Diamond Jubilee tour on behalf of the Queen, a trip deep into ... 		Herald Sun, Australia

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02/09/2012 Musa on radar of Swiss money-laundering probe
Kota Kinabalu - A Swiss investigations into a money-laundering trail with its roots in the rainforests ... 		Free Malaysia Today

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31/08/2012 Swiss probe UBS over alleged Malaysia money-laundering
Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal money laundering probe into UBS after an environmental campaign ... 		Reuters

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13/08/2012 Ghana: Eight million for reducing deforestation in Ghana
There are indications that the country could be benefitting from an eight million Cedi (GHC8 million) ... 		allAfrica.com

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12/06/2012 Swiss public prosecutor asked to charge UBS over laundering of Borneo logging corruption proceeds
Zurich, Switzerland - Swiss bank UBS is likely to face criminal proceedings over its business ties with ... 		Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland

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03/05/2012 Swiss MP questions UBS' role in Malaysian timber corruption scandal
Berne, Switzerland - Carlo Sommaruga, social democrat MP for Geneva, has today filed a number of questions ... 		Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland

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22/04/2012 Swiss authorities confirm money-laundering investigation against UBS, Malaysian top politician
Bern/Zurich, Switzerland - The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has confirmed on Friday ... 		Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland

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21/04/2012 UBS faces money-laundering allegations in Malaysian timber scandal
Zurich, Switzerland - Switzerland's largest bank, is facing serious money-laundering allegations ... 		Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland

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12/05/2011 Suspected Malaysian corruption assets: Swiss President alerts money-laundering watchdog
Bern, Switzerland - Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey has alerted Switzerland’s money-laundering ... 		Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland

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28/01/2005 Greenpeace: Latest facts on the Swiss timber giant Danzer Group
Zug, Switzerland - In June and November 2004, Greenpeace International released two reports on the activities ... 		Greenpeace

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21/01/2005 The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office has Closed Investigations Against the Danzer Group
Baar, Switzerland - The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office has Closed an investigation against Interholco ... 		Danzer Group (Switzerland)

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24/11/2004 Swiss Attorney General investigates charges against timber giant Danzer Group
Greenpeace today presented a second report on the Swiss-German Danzer Group exposing additional evidence ... 		Greenpeace

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29/06/2004 Greenpeace claims to expose Danzer Group's involvement in bribery and illegal logging
Switzerland/The Netherlands - An investigation published by Greenpeace International today claims to ... 		Greenpeace

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29/06/2004 Greenpeace reveals bribery at Danzer Group
Today Greenpeace published an investigation into Swiss/German logging company The Danzer Group, which ... 		Greenpeace

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