多家公司在马来西亚残余的雨林中进行非法的破坏性砍伐，日企与之贸易往来密切

The report details how Japanese trading companies import timber from Sarawak, Malaysia, where illegal logging and corruption are widespread. It highlights specific cases involving companies like Samling and Rimbunan-Sons, noting that only 5% of Sarawak's primary forest remains. The document criticizes the Japanese government's limited measures compared to the US, EU, and Australia, and urges Japan to mandate supply chain due diligence and ban illegal timber imports to protect global biodiversity and climate stability.

• Sarawak has experienced extreme deforestation, with only 5% of its original primary forest remaining, driven by corruption and the allocation of logging and plantation licenses to a small elite, including former Chief Minister Taib Mahmud and his associates.
• Japan is a major destination for Sarawak timber, with imports of logs, sawn timber, plywood, veneer, and mouldings accounting for approximately one-third of Sarawak's timber export volume and value in 2012, totaling about 3.6 million cubic meters and 800 million USD.
• Major Japanese trading firms, including Sojitz Corporation, Itochu Corporation, Marubeni Corporation, Sumitomo Forestry, Sumitomo Corporation, and Mitsui & Co., maintain long-term partnerships with Sarawak logging companies linked to illegal and unsustainable harvesting.
• Specific cases identify Samling Global and Rimbunan-Sons as primary suppliers to Japan; Samling has been accused of violating forestry laws and infringing on indigenous land rights, while Rimbunan-Sons is linked to illegal logging in areas overlapping with the 'Heart of Borneo' biodiversity conservation zone.
• Japan's regulatory framework for illegal logging is insufficient compared to the US, EU, and Australia; it only prohibits illegal timber in some government procurement (less than 5% of total consumption) and lacks a mandatory due diligence requirement for private buyers.

APA

Global Witness (2013). 多家公司在马来西亚残余的雨林中进行非法的破坏性砍伐，日企与之贸易往来密切. https://globalwitness.org/zh-cn/campaigns/forests/an-industry-unchecked-zh-cn/

Chicago

Global Witness. 多家公司在马来西亚残余的雨林中进行非法的破坏性砍伐，日企与之贸易往来密切. 2013. https://globalwitness.org/zh-cn/campaigns/forests/an-industry-unchecked-zh-cn/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalwitness2013, author = {{Global Witness}}, title = {{多家公司在马来西亚残余的雨林中进行非法的破坏性砍伐，日企与之贸易往来密切}}, institution = {Global Witness}, year = {2013}, month = sep, url = {https://globalwitness.org/zh-cn/campaigns/forests/an-industry-unchecked-zh-cn/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }