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The 'Save or Delete' art exhibition

Posted by admin — 2 February 2006 at 9:00am - Comments

The successful Greenpeace 'Save or Delete' art and photography exhibition, featuring exclusive works by some of the world's best known international graphic artists such as Pete Fowler, Mike Gillette and Jasper Goodall, toured across the UK between autumn 2005 and spring 2005.

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Greenpeace calls for a new start at WTO negotiations in Hong Kong

Last edited 13 December 2005 at 9:00am
13 December, 2005

Hong Kong, 13 December 2005 - As delegates from around the world gather for the WTO (World Trade Organisation) Ministerial meeting starting today, Greenpeace warned that free trade must not be prioritised over the interests of people and the environment. Greenpeace argues that the Hong Kong Ministerial can be called a success only if governments agree a complete social and environmental review of the global trade system.

Article tagged as: biodiversity, climate change, forests, global trade, press releases, WTO

WTO gambling with livelihoods and environment

Last edited 12 December 2005 at 9:00am
12 December, 2005

On the eve of the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) 6th Ministerial meeting in Hong Kong, environment and anti-poverty campaigners have delivered a statement to Prime Minister Tony Blair, demanding the government reject any deal that continues to allow big businesses to compound poverty and environmental degradation. The deal on the table at the WTO, they say, reneges on government promises in both areas, taking international trade in the wrong direction. [2]

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Malaysian Timber Certification Council

Last edited 30 November 2005 at 9:00am
Tracking illegally logged rainforst timber leaving Indonesia
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Canadian Standards Association

Last edited 29 November 2005 at 9:00am
Pristine habitat at Goat Cove in the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada
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Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Last edited 29 November 2005 at 9:00am
TimberWest SFI-certified logging near Lake Cowichan, Vancouver Island, 2003
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Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes

Last edited 29 November 2005 at 9:00am
Forest destruction in Finland, much of which is certified under the Finnish Forest Certification Scheme
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UK government makes 'clear-cut' decision on timber

Posted by admin — 29 November 2005 at 9:00am - Comments

In July 2000 the UK government introduced a policy requiring all of its departments and agencies to 'actively seek' to buy timber from legal and sustainable sources. Given that central government procurement accounts for approximately 15 per cent of timber used in the UK (and that the broader public sector may account for as much as 40 per cent), this was seen as a positive move to push the wider UK timber market towards environmentally and socially responsible sources.

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Illegal timber imports into Europe: what we are doing to stop this trade

Posted by admin — 23 November 2005 at 9:00am - Comments

Protesters dressed as gorillas blockade a shipload of illegal rainforest timber entering the port of Livorno, Italy

As a major market for tropical hardwood, the European Union plays a key role in the international trade in illegal and destructively sourced timber. Yet, currently no laws in Europe allow authorities to seize shipments of illegally logged timber, nor hold importers and traders of illegal timber accountable. These traders remain free to profit from forest destruction.

Article tagged as: amazon, brazil, cameroon, EU, forests, illegal timber, italy, spain