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What are the immediate consequences of weak enforcement of Albania's logging moratorium, and how does this impact the country's forest resources and international trade?

Don't go there, a bear will eat you!" was the warning from four men we met in the village of Lekbibaj, Tropoja region, northern Albania. Our destination was Vrana e Madhe, where residents resisted illegal logging two years ago. Despite overexploitation, beech trees—highly sought in the timber industry—remain in Albanian forests. We observed numerous trucks loaded with massive logs and extensive cleared areas for vehicle transport, along with older and newer traces of mass logging.