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> " Glen Barry " <gbarry

> " Glen Barry " <gbarry

>FORESTS ALERT: Reject Malaysia's Attempts to Greenwash its Timber

>Practices

>Wed, 25 Feb 2004 21:02:02 -0600

>

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>FOREST CONSERVATION ACTION ALERT

>Reject Malaysia's Attempts to Greenwash its Timber Practices

>***********************************************

>By Rainforest Foundation, Norway with

> Forests.org, Inc. - http://forests.org/

> February 25, 2004

>

>TAKE ACTION:

> Reject Malaysia's Attempts to Greenwash its Timber Practices

> http://forests.org/emailaction/malaysia.htm

>

>Malaysia is the world's largest exporter of tropical timber and

>logging far surpasses sustainable levels. Past criticisms have

>made Malaysia's government very sensitive to demands in the Western

>markets for sustainable timber products. In response, Malaysia has

>set up a certification scheme called the Malaysian Timber

>Certification Council (MTCC). MTCC does not respect basic rights of

>indigenous peoples and forest based communities. A network of local

>and indigenous groups calls for a moratorium on logging in primary

>forests and in areas where indigenous peoples are asserting their

>native rights to land. MTCC has worked hard to gain acceptance for

>their forest products from the European market. Denmark is the first

>European country to officially accept MTCC as " a good guarantee of

>legal forest management " . Whether MTCC standards are deemed

>acceptable has implications not only for forestry in Malaysia, but

>also for the future of forest certification around the world.

>Accepting MTCC would undermine the rights of indigenous peoples and

>sustainable forestry in Malaysia. Further, it would indicate

>globally that certified forestry remains exploitative and

>unsustainable business as usual, and is essentially meaningless in

>terms of forest conservation. Please take the time to support

>demands of local communities and reject MTCC timber certification at

>http://forests.org/emailaction/malaysia.htm

>

>Discuss this alert at:

>http://www.eco-portal.com/talk/viewtopic.php?p=303

>

>

>FROM FORESTS.ORG:

>http://forests.org/ -- Forest Conservation Portal

> http://www.EnvironmentalSustainability.info/ -- Eco-Portal

> http://www.ClimateArk.org/ -- Climate Change Portal

> http://www.WaterConserve.info/ -- Water Conservation Portal

>

>Email gbarry with " " in title at any time

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