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Admiralty Arch update: Government fails to prove claims of illegal timber

Posted by admin — 13 July 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

The government might be painting over it, but the cracks in their timber policy are still showing

Yesterday we occupied Admiralty Arch where the government is using illegally logged plywood from the rainforests of Papua New Guinea as hoardings around the building. Fourteen protestors sat on top of the Arch, demanding Tony Blair own up and commit to legislation banning imports of illegal timber into the UK.

Article tagged as: admiralty arch, cabinet office, government, illegal timber, indonesia, papua new guinea

Sharing the blame: China's role in the illegal timber market

Posted by admin — 29 March 2006 at 9:00am - Comments

Timber from Papua New Guinea in a Chinese timber yard

Of China, Napoleon once said to let it sleep. When it wakes, he warned, the world will tremble. It will have escaped no one's attention that that time has almost certainly come, and as China grows in virtually every measurable way, so does its appetite for raw materials including timber.

Article tagged as: china, destructive logging, forests, illegal timber, indonesia, papua new guinea

Partners in crime

Posted by admin — 27 May 2004 at 8:00am - Comments

Timber at Tilbury Docks

Responsibility lies with the major markets, such as the UK. The UK is the largest EU importer of Indonesian plywood.

UK companies peddle illegal goods Travis Perkins and Jewson both purchase large quantities of Indonesian plywood. They are trading in products they know come from illegal and destructive logging of rainforests.

Article tagged as: forests, illegal timber, indonesia
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