Blog: Forests

Partners in Crime: Finland's illegal timber trade with Russia

Publication date: 
19 September, 2006

Summary

Whilst the Finnish government tries to assure the world that it upholds principles of sustainable forest management and forest protection, it continues to launder illegally and unsustainably logged Russian timber through its border into the European market and beyond.

Between June and August 2006, Greenpeace documented widespread illegal logging in the Russian Karelian Republic and the subsequent transport of illegally logged timber into Finalnd.

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Article tagged as: destructive logging, europe, finland, forests, illegal timber, reports, russia

Going up in smoke

Posted by admin - 4 September 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

Forest fires are raging across Brazil and Indonesia

In tropical latitudes, months pass without any rain and in the dry season forests become susceptible to fire. These can occur naturally and would normally not pose a serious problem, but clearing land as a result of logging or to make way for plantations is exacerbating the problem and every year the fires spread faster and further.

Article tagged as: amazon, brazil, destructive logging, drought, forest fires, forests, indonesia

The odd couple: how Greenpeace and McDonald's are working together

Posted by admin - 2 August 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

Greenpeace research in the Amazon helped identify the link between deforestation and European food manufacturers

John Sauven, campaign special projects director for Greenpeace UK, explains how Greenpeace worked with McDonald's to change the food industry's attitude towards Amazon soya.

"Huge chickens invaded fast food stores in London and started to ask customers if they knew they were eating soya from deforested areas of the Amazon. That was in April. The chickens were noisy Greenpeace activists... It took McDonald's only six hours between the first 'homo chickenacius' invasion of its restaurants and the phone call to Greenpeace to discuss the issue. Why? Because fast-food consumers started to be choked with McNuggets and McChickens. Ethical consumption's appeal is increasing."

Article tagged as: agriculture, amazon, brazil, cargill, forests, mcdonalds, moratorium, soya

McVictory

Posted by admin - 25 July 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

Giant chickens invaded McDonald's in April to protest at their involvement in Amazon destruction

In an historic deal that has impacts far beyond the golden arches and into the global agricultural market, McDonald's is now the leading company in the campaign to halt deforestation for the expansion of soya farming in the Amazon.

Article tagged as: agriculture, amazon, brazil, cargill, mcdonalds, moratorium, soya, successes, supermarkets

Admiralty Arch update: Government fails to prove claims of illegal timber

Posted by admin - 13 July 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

The government might be painting over it, but the cracks in their timber policy are still showing

Yesterday we occupied Admiralty Arch where the government is using illegally logged plywood from the rainforests of Papua New Guinea as hoardings around the building. Fourteen protestors sat on top of the Arch, demanding Tony Blair own up and commit to legislation banning imports of illegal timber into the UK.

Article tagged as: admiralty arch, cabinet office, government, illegal timber, indonesia, papua new guinea

Illegal timber found on government building site - again!

Posted by admin - 12 July 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

Greenpeace volunteers scale Admiralty Arch

Stop us if you've heard this one before, but the government has been caught with illegal timber on one of its own building sites. Sounds familiar? It should, because this is the third time it's happened in four years. If it wasn't so serious, it would be funny.

Article tagged as: admiralty arch, cabinet office, government, illegal timber, papua new guinea

Partners in Crime

Publication date: 
7 April, 2006

The UK timber trade, Chinese sweatshops and Malaysian robber barons in Papua New Guinea's rainforests

Summary

How the UK timber trade is helping to destroy the magnificent rainforests of Papua New Guinea, via the Chinese timber mills and Malaysian timber companies.

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Article tagged as: china, destructive logging, forests, illegal timber, malaysia, PNG, reports, UK

London mayor owns up to illegal wood in Trafalgar Square

Posted by admin - 28 June 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

Brian Baring a traditional landowner from Papua New Guinea by Nelsons Column where illegal timber was used during renovations

Whatever you may think of his political credentials, as Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has been pushing to make the metropolis a greener city. His plans for a low-energy London have shown just how far behind central government are in terms of planning for a sustainable future, and the Greater London Authority (GLA) ensures that all timber used in their building projects is from sources approved by the Forest Stewardship Council.

Article tagged as: FSC, GLA, illegal timber, ken livingstone, london, papua new guinea, trafalgar square

Notorious 'blood timber' trader found guilty

Posted by admin - 7 June 2006 at 8:00am - Comments

Timber from one of Kouwenhoven's companies is marked by Greenpeace in the Netherlands in 2001

In a verdict that will have far reaching implications for the international timber trade, a judge in The Hague has found a former timber trader and arms dealer guilty of breaking the UN arms embargo in Liberia and sentenced him to a maximum of eight years in prison.

Article tagged as: africa, blood timber, destructive logging, gus kouwenhoven, illegal timber, liberia
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