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On April 19, 2023, U.S. Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Benjamin Mizer announced the creation of the Timber Interdiction Membership Board and Enforcement Resource (TIMBER), a working group of different departments of the U.S. government devoted to ending the illegal trade of plant and plant products, including timber, in international commerce. The announcement was made at a roundtable established by the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Environment and Natural Resources.[1]
[1] Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Benjamin Mizer Delivers Remarks at TIMBER Trafficking Enforcement Roundtable, DOJ, April 19, 2023 https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/principal-deputy-associate-attorney-general-benjamin-mizer-delivers-remarks-timber#:~:text=The%20Timber%20Working%20Group%20is,prosecute%20timber%20trafficking%20cases%3B%20and