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A huge problem with the forestation over one hundred thousand hectares of forest disappear every year. weve adopted various measures to try to reverse this trend but its true that illegal logging is still taking place in our forests this is what i dont see. her working together with the state to finally put a stop to this phenomenon in burkina faso. these women are collecting the fruit of the sheer tree ready to turn it into she a better product you. many cosmetics and creams in the little honey...

Year, one fine would shut me down and would bankrupt me. >> and the national association of music merchants sent a letter to the president and every member of congress saying please, clear this up. >>shepard: what is at the heart of this? >>reporter: a law amended in 2008 that included exotic woods, designed to protect american forests industry from illegal logging overseas but the music industry was caught up in it. senator alexander was caught up in it and he l here is what he told me why they...

Guitars nine blocks off of capitol hill and he is worried he cannot get the wood or, worse, heel be raided. i talked with a congresswoman and gibson is in her congressional district and she feels, when she hears that complaint from guitar makers and furniture makers here is what she said. >> many people look at this and say if it happened to gibson, could it happen to me. >>reporter: what is behind this, is a law that protects the wood company against illegal logging, but now the national associ...