illegal timber

Occupation of timber ship ends

Last edited 16 April 2002 at 8:00am
16 April, 2002

Tilbury abseiling down

At 9am this morning five Greenpeace volunteers ended their occupation of the MV Roxane Dolmas after an injunction against them was obtained by the shipping company Dolmas Shipping Line. The volunteers had been attempting to prevent the boat unloading wood from Africa's last remaining rainforests. The occupation ended the day before the ministerial meeting of the "Ancient Forest Summit" (Conference on Biological Diversity in The Hague).


No arrests have so far been made.

Greenpeace is urging ministers to agree measures at the Ancient Forest Summit to end the international trade in illegally and destructively logged wood from ancient forests.

Further information:
Contact:
Greenpeace press office on 020 7865 8255

Greenpeace stops import of African Rainforest destruction

Last edited 15 April 2002 at 8:00am
15 April, 2002

Tilbury: painting

At 11am today, five Greenpeace climbers boarded the MV Roxane Delmas to stop wood from Central Africa's threatened "great ape" rainforest coming into the UK. The climbers have attached themselves to the stern door of the ship in the Thames Estuary, north of Sheerness, to prevent it from unloading its cargo at London's Tilbury Docks. 

Greenpeace is demanding that this timber, from the destruction of one of the world's remaining ancient forests, is returned to Cameroon. Investigations by Greenpeace indicate that the timber on board this ship includes sapele, identical to that used in the doors and windows at the Government's Cabinet Office in Whitehall (1). Other rainforest timber from the region is also onboard.

Environmental Art: a message in a postcard

Last edited 15 April 2002 at 8:00am
15 April, 2002

Greenpeace deliver forest art to Blair

Thousands of people join with Greenpeace to produce giant art installation for Blair telling him to help protect the world's remaining ancient forests

Today, Greenpeace along with a delegation of individuals from the fashion, club, DJ and arts world have taken part in a procession delivering a postcard-petition sculpture to Tony Blair at No 10 Downing Street.

Greenpeace catches Blair trashing ancient forests

Last edited 10 April 2002 at 8:00am
10 April, 2002

At 8am this morning Greenpeace volunteers entered the Cabinet Office in Whitehall and declared it an ancient forest crime scene - following an investigation which revealed the government was about to install hundreds of new doors and windows made of wood from Africa's last rainforests (1).

'The Ancient Forests'

Last edited 2 April 2002 at 9:00am

Blair accused of hypocrisy on Amazon timber imports as Greenpeace takes

Last edited 4 March 2002 at 9:00am
4 March, 2002

Greenpeace today accused Tony Blair of hypocrisy as they took the Government to court to try and stop Britain importing illegally logged mahogany from the Brazilian Amazon rainforest (1).

Greenpeace first alerted the Government to the illegal shipments on January 31st, after investigations revealed that two cargoes of Brazilian mahogany were headed to the UK - despite a complete ban on mahogany logging and export being imposed by the Brazilian Government late last year (2).

Greenpeace call for change in law on illegal timber imports

Last edited 4 March 2002 at 9:00am
4 March, 2002
Illegal mahogany trade

Illegal mahogany trade

Receiving stolen goods

Last edited 26 February 2002 at 9:00am
Publication date: 
27 February, 2002

The UK Government turns a blind eye to illegal Brazilian mahogany shipments

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Poll reveals public want ban on illegally logged ancient forest timber coming into the UK

Last edited 19 February 2002 at 9:00am
19 February, 2002

Greenpeace today delivered a MORI poll to Environment Minister Michael Meacher showing that 87% of the British public want the government to ban illegal imports of wood from the world's ancient forests. Furthermore 80% want the British Government to pledge funding to a proposed international fund to protect the world's remaining ancient forests.

Brazilian government bans mahogany logging in historic campaign victory

Last edited 6 December 2001 at 9:00am
6 December, 2001

Greenpeace calls on UK Government to take action and seize all mahogany to support Brazilian Government ban

Today Greenpeace welcomed the unprecedented Decree (1) by the Brazilian Government to ban all mahogany logging that is not certified.