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Greenpeace report reveals Hachette is buying Boreal Forest destruction

Last edited 20 August 2007 at 12:00am
20 August, 2007

A new Greenpeace report released today reveals that Hachette USA is one of a number of North American and European corporations fueling the destruction of Canada’s Boreal Forest.

Article tagged as: book campaign, boreal forests, canada, destructive logging, forests, hachette, north america, press releases, USA

The Boreal Forest of North America

Last edited 25 July 2007 at 12:46pm

The moon rising over an Alaskan forest

Update: May 2010 saw the launch of a historic accord, the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement, which brings together 9 environmental groups, including Greenpeace and 21 of the largest logging companies in Canada. The agreement is the first step towards conservation planning for 70 million hectares of Boreal wilderness. It marks the suspension of boycott campaigns directed at AbitibiBowater, Kruger and other members of the Forest Products Association of Canada. Read more »

Stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic, the Boreal Forest of North America is a colossal expanse of temperate rainforest covering some 5.6 million km2 and accounts for 28 per cent of the remaining intact forest on the planet.

Article tagged as: canada, forests, FSC, kimberly-clark, kleercut, north america, USA

Orang-utans 'Go Ape' at Hereford garden centre

Last edited 29 March 2005 at 9:00am
29 March, 2005

25 March 2005
Orang-utans, accompanied by Greenpeace volunteers, are protesting at Wyevale garden centre's flagship store in Hereford due to the retailer's involvement in trashing endangered rainforests.

The orang-utans have unveiled a banner reading DON'T BUY WYEVALE GARDEN FURNITURE, while other protestors are distributing 'Lost Ape' leaflets to shoppers.

Article tagged as: forests, FSC, garden furniture, illegal timber, north america, press releases

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