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04/04/2013 Left out in cold: Crisis has Greeks foraging forest for heat source
Austerity measures and spiraling unemployment have left many Greeks without the means to pay for heating. ... 		RT

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28/01/2013 Greece crisis: Poor turn to illegal logging to survive
As the big freeze sets in across parts of Europe, more people in Greece are choosing to burn wood at ... 		BBC News

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11/01/2013 Greeks raid forests in search of wood to heat homes
Egaleo, Greece - While patrolling on a recent cold night, environmentalist Grigoris Gourdomichalis caught ... 		The Wall Street Journal, US

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09/01/2013 Greece takes action after rise in illegal logging
The Greek environment ministry is clamping down on illegal logging, following a significant increase ... 		ENDS

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18/09/2012 Greek austerity fuels illegal logging, ministry says
Illegal logging has surged in Greece, as households suffering five years of recession hoard wood to burn ... 		Reuters

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22/02/2012 WWF says European Union is 'failing the forests'
The European Union is coming up short in stemming the flow of illegal and unsustainable timber into the ... 		Hardwood Floors, US

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15/02/2012 Europe is falling behind on tackling unsustainable timber trade
EU countries are not doing enough to stem the flow of illegal and unsustainable timber or regulating ... 		ClickGreen

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24/01/2012 Illegal logging jumps in Greece as fuel prices rise: experts
Greeks are increasing turning to illegal cutting of trees for firewood as the price of fuel oil has nearly ... 		MSN News

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23/12/2011 Rise in use of firewood to heat homes causing deforestation
The deep economic crisis Greece faces as the recession enters its fourth year, as well as the new fuel ... 		Greek Reporter, Greece

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21/12/2011 Wood poaching becomes epidemic
Illegal logging has taken on epidemic proportions since the beginning of December, according to reports ... 		ekathimerini.com, Greece

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25/11/2011 Ministry to boost forest patrols
Responding to calls from a number of forestry services around Greece for more staff and equipment to ... 		Ekathimerini.com, Greece

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22/11/2011 Illegal logging takes bite out of forests
Forestry services around Greece have warned that illegal logging is responsible for around 30 percent ... 		Ekathimerini.com, Greece

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