Investigating Illegal Logging in the World's Newest Country

Journalist Carolyn Thompson shares about her experience reporting on illegal forestry in South Sudan – the newest country in the world. She will tell stories of visiting freshly-cut forests, where villagers say they have been shot at while trying to protect their environment. In a young country still developing its policies, rules are unclear and logging permissions are easily bought. Many villagers have been forced to flee to refugee camps, taking shelter from the conflict while their future at home is disappearing. And the sale of that wood is enriching business owners and likely helping both sides of a civil war.