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American University: Austria Timber Import Ban

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Cites an Austrian law that tried to limit tropical rainforest product imports through taxation and eco-labeling in order to slow the effects of deforestation due to export trade. The effort was met with so much economic opposition that the government decided to rescind its decision.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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