Greenpeace activists seized timber from the Cameroon in the port of Salerno on June 24, which they claimed was being traded by a company known to be involved in illegal logging activities.
The seized timber was taken to a local police station where the activists asked for a formal investigation into the shipment to be opened.
At the same time, Greenpeace called on the Italian government, the European Commission and all member states to waste no time in prioritising the adoption of new EU law to halt the import of all illegal wood products into Europe, plus other measures to combat illegal logging.
The issue of when and how to adopt a new EU law preventing the import of illegal forest products will be discussed by EU environment ministers in Luxembourg on June 28.
