Associated Press: EU nations need to take tougher action to curb imports of illegally logged timber to try to save rare forest species and tackle climate change, the bloc’s environment chief said Friday. EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas has called for an end to global deforestation by 2030. Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas unveiled plans Friday to try to cut the rapid destruction of the world’s forests by half by 2020 — but environmentalists condemned the proposals as …