south east asia

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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Prestigious Swansea Museum used rainforest timber during construction

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

Greenpeace today called for an inquiry into how timber from endangered rainforests is being used in National Lottery funded construction work at the National Maritime Museum, Swansea.

Article tagged as: destructive logging, forests, FSC, illegal timber, indonesia, lottery project, malaysia, press releases, south east asia, swansea, wales

Indonesia's ancient rainforests

Last edited 9 June 2003 at 8:00am
Indonesia's rainforests face an uncertain future as illegal logging continues

Indonesia's rainforests face an uncertain future as illegal logging continues

Article tagged as: forests, illegal logging, south east asia, timber trade