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Green groups draw up law to prohibit illegal wood

Last edited 14 December 2004 at 9:00am
14 December, 2004

EU regulation would outlaw imports of illegally logged timber

Environmental groups including Greenpeace and WWF today presented a draft regulation to the EU that would outlaw illegal wood imports into the UK and Europe and promote sustainable forest management worldwide. The groups are calling for the regulation to become law. One hundred and sixty other global social and environmental organisations back the call for legislation.

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Greenpeace urges boycott of Danzer Group

Last edited 1 December 2004 at 9:00am
1 December, 2004

Greenpeace are urging UK timber importers to boycott the Swiss-German Danzer Group. The call follows investigations which found that Danzer are involved in bribery, corruption, illegal logging, suspected forgery of official documents and carrying out business dealings with an arms trafficker, blacklisted by the UN Security Council (UNSC).

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Boycott the Danzer Group!

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Boycott the Danzer Group

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Greenpeace launches innovative new guide to specifying 'good wood'

Last edited 26 November 2004 at 9:00am
26 November, 2004

Renowned architectural commentator & TV presenter Kevin McCloud backs Greenpeace Guide

On Monday (29th November) Greenpeace will launch a unique multimedia CD-ROM, 'How to Specify Good Wood.' Aimed at UK architects, specifiers and contractors the RIBA approved CD-ROM provides a step by step guide to ensuring that wood used on construction projects comes from legal and sustainable sources. It will be distributed to 30,000 architectural practices, construction companies and local authorities around the UK.

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Good Wood Guide for builders and architects launched

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"Trees are the lungs of this planet, our allies in the fight against carbon overloading. They are also living giants, vast natural edifices which we can admire for their longevity, poise, scale and beauty. Who doesn't recoil at the terrifying fact that simply vast areas of forest are being removed from the planet every year?

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Good Wood Guide

Last edited 26 November 2004 at 1:00am
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26 November, 2004

Use this guide to help you specify timber from environmentally and socially responsible forestry and to avoid timber that is the product of illegal logging practices in ancient forest areas.

You can also order the How to Specify Good Wood CD-ROM, packed with information on choosing the right wood for your building projects.

Download the report:
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Big victory for Amazon communities over extractive reserves

Last edited 10 November 2004 at 9:00am
10 November, 2004

Greenpeace today (1st November 2004) enthusiastically welcomed the signing of two official decrees by Brazilian President, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, creating extractive reserves (RESEX) in the Brazilian Amazon.

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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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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.

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UK retailers trash last habitats of endangered animals

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

Asda, Marks and Spencer and John Lewis' garden furniture pushing orang-utans towards extinction

GARDEN FURNITURE SOLD by Asda, Marks and Spencer and John Lewis is made from trashed rainforest timber and is responsible for pushing endangered animals such as the orang-utan further towards extinction, according to Greenpeace today (29 May 2004).

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