According to an analysis of data on illegal logging, as much as 60% of tropical timber sold in the UK is likely to be from illegal sources, Friends of the Earth reveals today. This makes the UK the largest importer of illegal tropical timber in Europe, ahead of France, Belgium, Germany,Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Friends of the Earth is calling for new European and UK laws to make it illegal to import illegally sourced timber, together with stiff penalties for the corporations involved in this trade.