Centre to fight unlawful timber trade launched in capital

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2026-03-06

WINDHOEK, 06 March 2026 - Team Wood Identification and Screening Centre (WISC) scientists and NAMRA officials next to the WISC machine.(Photo by: Ali Negumbo)NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 06 MAR (NAMPA) – Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Lucia Iipumbu on Friday inaugurated the Wood Identification and Screening Centre (WISC), a new forensic capability designed to strengthen national efforts against illegal timber harvesting and transnational environmental crime.
In her remarks here, Iipumbu explained that the centre reinforces Namibia’s capacity to verify timber consignments, detect illegal logg...

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