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Merbau's Last Stand

Last edited 17 April 2007 at 3:09pm
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17 April, 2007

This report warns that the tropical hardwood species merbau (or kwila) will be extinct within 35 years or less if action is not taken to stop the destructive logging and trade of the species.

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UK retailers contributing to extinction of rare rainforest timber species

Last edited 17 April 2007 at 12:16pm
17 April, 2007

A new Greenpeace report, Merbau's Last Stand (1), launched today warns that the tropical hardwood species merbau (or kwila) will be extinct within 35 years or less if action is not taken to stop the destructive logging and trade of the species.

Greenpeace has uncovered evidence suggesting that:

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Prestigious Edinburgh arts projects built with rainforest timber

Last edited 9 November 2004 at 9:00am
9 November, 2004

THE PLAYFAIR PROJECT in Edinburgh and the North Edinburgh Arts Centre were today declared 'Forest Crime Scenes' by Greenpeace for using timber from the endangered rainforests of South East Asia and Africa in recent construction work, which was funded with over £10million of National Lottery money.

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