Fires and Illegal Logging Threaten Honduras Timber Industry

Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 20, 2026 · Originally reported September 19, 2026 by Radio América

Fires, illegal logging, and beetle infestations wipe out 60,000 to 70,000 hectares of forest each year, badly damaging Honduras's timber industry, according to government sources and the country's largest forestry company.

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