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NEWSNEWS

FLASHFLASH

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On Greenpeace;On Greenpeace;

EnvironmentalistEnvironmentalistProtest on the useProtest on the useof Timber fromof Timber fromIllegal LoggersIllegal Loggers

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PORTO, PORTUGAL

March 28

Activists from Greenpeace and Quercus

today have taken action to close themain gate of Vicaima near Porto inprotest at the company's continued useof timber from illegal and destructivelogging from the world's ancient

forests.

At 7am this morning 10 activists

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A banner reading'Stop illegal timber, buy FSC'was hung across the entrance.

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Vicaima is one of the largest timberprocessors in Portugal and one of thelargest door manufacturers in Europe.

Vicaima products are sold in Spain, UK,France and Germany and other Europeancountries.

The company owns and buys most of itstimber from one of the timber companiesdue to urchase timber from them,

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Greenpeace are demanding that Vicaimaimmediately agree to halt any purchasesof timber from companies convicted of

illegal logging activities and obtain

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

to enable the company to trade timberproducts that can be shown to come

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"If the trade in illegal timber is to bestopped then companies like Vicaimahave to change their ways.

There can be no excuse forcontinuing to buy timber from illegaland destructive logging in the world's

ancient forests",

said Andy Tait of Greenpeace UK.

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Luis Galrao from Quercus said,

"As well as action from the PortugueseGovernment its essential thatPortuguese timber companies alsotake action to tackle the illegal timber

trade.

They can do this by buying

"

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At the end of 2004 Greenpeace asked anumber of Portuguese timber importersto sign statements in support the

campaign for EU legislation to stop theimport of illegal timber.

Vicaima did not respond tocorrespondence

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Notes:The Forest Stewardship Councilcertification system for timber and timber

products provides an internationallyrecognized, credible system to ensurethat wood is obtained from forestsmanaged to strong ecological and social

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In the early hours of this morning, Greenpeacevolunteers climbed to the top of Admiralty Archin the south-west corner of Trafalgar Squarewhere renovation work is currently being done

on the building.

Commuters and tourists were greeted by thesight of a huge banner that read,

"Repeat offender!Blair's trashed anotherrainforest!"

while more volunteers attempted to removesome of the offending material, namelyplywood containing hardwoods from the

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In addition, a representative fromPapua New Guinea, Sam Moko, will

personally deliver a piece of theplywood to 10 Downing Street with ademand for Tony Blair to stop fuellingthe destruction of his forest home.

Earlier this year, Brian Baring, anotherlandowner from Papua New Guinea,toured Europe to ask ministers andtimber companies to

ban the trade in illegal timber that is de.

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If this policy was strengthened andenforced, it would have a massive effect onthe UK timber industry.

Central government buys up to 20 per centof all timber in the country and with thebroader public sector this climbs to around40 percent.

So that's not just a few planks we'retalking about but large quantities of woodgoing into public building projects and who

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The only thing that will stop the UK'scomplicit involvement in rainforestdestruction is to ban all such illegaltimber imports and promote the use ofwood certified by the ForestStewardship Council.

The FSC

'tree tick'

logo is the only way to be sure that

wood comes from environmental andsocially responsible sources, not justfor garden furniture and otherhousehold items, but wholesale timberas well.

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What is theWhat is the FSCFSCFSC is the Forest Stewardship Councils prestigious

Chain of Custody

Certification which promotesresponsible forestry and implements asystem that traces products back totheir forest of origin.

Certified companies are required tomonitor supply chain conditions andintegrate review procedures into their

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What is theWhat is the FSCFSC

The FSC tick tree

logo on the label is your

assurance that the product is made with, orcontains, wood that comes from FSC-certified forests.

It enables consumers to choose wood-based products with the confidence thatthey are not contributing to the destructionof the world's forests and, by buying fromcertified sources, they are providing afurther incentive in the marketplace for

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HistoryHistoryForests

The Earth was once

covered in ancientforests.

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HistoryHistoryHome to around two-thirds of allplant and animal species found onland as well as millions of peoplewho depend on them for theirsurvival,

they still form some of the mostdiverse ecosystems known to

science and are vitally important tothe health of our planet, especiallywhen it comes to regulating theclimate.

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HistoryHistory

But these ancientforests are under threat.

A staggering 80 per cent have alreadybeen either destroyed or degraded, andhalf of that has been in the last 30 years.

Illegal and destructive logging, industrial-scale farming and, increasingly, climatechange all threaten the remaining tracts

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HistoryHistoryCountless species face extinction andentire communities are beingdisplaced.

If current rates of deforestationcontinue, some of the last areas of

ancient forest could be lostwithin our lifetimes,but we believe this destruction can bestopped.

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FSC FSC

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Click the links to see the top ten

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You can buy wood products,from all types of forest, with

a clear conscience

when you see the FSC logo.FSC labelled products aremade with consideration for

people, wildlife and the

environment.

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The FSC labelguarantees that the

trees that are harvestedare replaced or allowedto regenerate naturally.

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Parts of the forest are

protected entirely, inorder to protect rareanimals and plants.

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FSC protects the rightsof indigenous people to

use the forest.

If they have sacred sitesin the forest these are

exempt from felling.

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The forest owner must use local

workers to run the forest, andprovide training, safetyequipment and a decent salary.

The forest owner is oftenobliged to support thecommunity in other ways, such

as through the development ofschools.

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FSC is a market-basedinitiative which alsoensures better conditions

for the forest and thepeople whose livelihoodsdepend on it.

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FSCgives an assurance that

future generations will be

able to enjoy the benefits ofthe forest.

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All the wood is tracked from

the forest to the store.

Every link between the

forest and the consumer iscertified to make it clearlyidentifiable which wood isFSC certified and which isnot.

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FSC is the only wood

certification schemeendorsed by the major

environmental charities,

including;WWF,Friends of the Earth,

Greenpeace,The Woodland Trust.

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The FSC label is not onlyavailable on wood forfurniture.

It can also be found on

floors, decking, paper,printed matter, charcoal,

kitchen utensils, even

venison and footballs!

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Did youDid you

know ?know ?

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House builders havecapacity to build one

additional house per weekwith exactly the same costand resources if they swap

to modern methods ofconstruction such as;

Timber Frame

(Source: National Audit

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Snagging costs are reduced

by a third compared withmasonry homes,

because of the tighterquality control of factoryproduced components

(Source: National Audit

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Timber frame systems areparticularly suited to

Brownfield sites with poorsoil conditions

(sites that favour lighterbuildings)

and sites with restrictedaccess

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The co2 emissions from asingle timber frame threebed detached home are

16.5% less than a brick andblock equivalent .

(Source: Edingburgh Centrefor Carbon Management)

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You can achieve up to 86%reduction in greenhouse

gases by increasing theamount of timber specifiedin buildings

(Source: Edingburgh Centre