destructive logging

'The Ancient Forests'

Last edited 2 April 2002 at 9:00am
The save or delete campaign launches outside DEFRA

The save or delete campaign launches outside DEFRA

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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

Article tagged as: brazil, destructive logging, forests, illegal timber, mahogany, press releases

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).

Article tagged as: amazon, brazil, destructive logging, forests, IBAMA, illegal timber, mahogany, michael meacher, press releases, shipment, tony blair, UK policy

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.

Article tagged as: amazon, brazil, destructive logging, illegal timber, mahogany, press releases

A Greenpeace investigation into illegal and destructive logging

Last edited 26 October 2001 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
30 April, 2001

All three international companies targeted by Greenpeace's Amazon campaign in Brazil - Malaysian based WTK/Amaplac, Eidai from Japan and French based Lapeyre - have shifted ground as a result of campaign work carried out over the last six months.

Download the report:
Article tagged as: amazon, destructive logging, illegal logging, investigations, reports, timber trade

The Amazon rainforest: history

Last edited 4 September 2001 at 8:00am
Illegal logging in the Amazon

Illegal logging in the Amazon

The world's ancient forests are in trouble. Only one fifth of original forest cover globally remains in large tracts, and almost half of that is under threat from activities such as mining, agriculture and, most importantly, commercial logging. Of the remaining ancient forests, the largest is the Amazon. The size of Western Europe - an area of 370 million hectares - the Brazilian Amazon alone comprises one third of the world's remaining tropical forests.

Article tagged as: amazon, brazil, destructive logging, forests, history, tropical timber

Planning on buying a conservatory or summerhouse - what you can do?

Last edited 13 February 2001 at 9:00am
Western Red Cedar BCFew can dispute the damage caused by clearcut logging the world's ancient forests. But what can be done to tackle the problem?
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The state of the world's ancient forests

Last edited 13 February 2001 at 9:00am

Ancient forest

Ancient forest

Ancient forests are the living expression of billions of years of evolution. Home to millions of types of plants and animals, these forests sustain as much as 90% of the world's land-based species - everything from owls to orchids and bears to beetles.

Article tagged as: ancient forests, B&Q, biodiversity, climate change, destructive logging, forests, home depot, ikea