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The resources here are specifically designed for general readers.
From passive
to positive - the Countryside Act 2000 and British wildlife
April 2001
This article aims to introduce some of the act's most striking provisions
and some of the challenges to which the wildlife agencies must respond
in the next few years.
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Palm oil, the survival or the orang-utan and UK company law reform
(PDF† 56K) May 2006
This briefing explains why the failure of hundreds of UK companies to ensure that they do not buy palm oil from destructive sources is a classic example of how the voluntary approach to corporate responsibility has failed, and why the Company Law Reform Bill must be strengthened.
Asia Pulp
and Paper
(PDF format - 132K) August
2001
This briefing examines the destructive practices of Asia Pulp &
Paper (APP) and the Indonesian pulp and paper industry.
US Corporation
Still Taking the Peat
(PDF† format - 87K) August
2001
There are clear indications that the US based Scotts
Company is delaying the UK Government new
designation of our three largest lowland raised
peatbogs as Special Areas of Conservation (SAC's).
Lowland raised
bog SSSIs threatened by commercial peat extraction
April 1998
With our peatlands still being mined to boost the profits of peat
firms and garden centres, less than six per cent of Britain's original
lowland raised peat bog habitat remains in a near natural condition.
Indonesian
forest fires
October 1997
Forest fires are burning out of control in forest, plantations and scrub-land
chiefly in Sumatra and Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of Borneo); it
is now estimated that up to 1 million ha is burning.
Forests
and climate change
August 1997
This briefing is designed to give an overview of the issues and expose
some of the myths that have
been generated.
Timber - Mahogany
August 1996
Outlines the issues behind Friends of the Earth's 'Mahogany is Murder'
campaign. Types and distribution of mahogany are explained and the devastating
impacts on the Brazilian rainforest and its people, due to the mahogany
trade between Brazil and the UK, are outlined.
Timber:
Eco-Labelling and Certification
June 1995
There is currently considerable public confusion due to the existence
of a huge variety of 'eco-labels' on timber products, along with claims
concerning 'environmentally acceptable' or 'sustainably produced' timber.
Executive Summary - Losing Ground: The human rights impacts of oil palm plantation expansion in Indonesia
(PDF† 153K) February 2008
This report by Friends of the Earth, Sawit Watch and LifeMosaic has revealed how Indonesian government policies and palm oil industry practices are harming the rights of local communities and indigenous peoples. This summary highlights the importance of these findings to policy makers in Europe and argues that in the face of such evidence, targets to increase agrofuel use in the UK and the rest of the EU are misguided, risking environmental damage and human rights abuses on an even bigger scale.
Can't
see the forest for the TR€£$
(PDF† format 1450K) November
2005
This report looks at how trade talks to open up markets for timber and
wood products could speed up destruction of the world's forests, devastating
the livelihoods of millions of the poorest people in the world and undermining
efforts to tackle climate change.
Paper
Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(PDF† format - 1.76MB) August
2001
A Friends of the Earth Report detailing the responsibility of international
financial institutions for Indonesian forest destruction, social conflict
and the financial crisis of Asia Pulp and Paper.
Plunder
for profit - The UK and Brazilian mahogany trade
(PDF† format - 695K)
Mahogany is still being plundered from Indian reserves and other protected
areas. In addition, this report shows that to this date there is no
sustainable extraction of mahogany in the entire Brazilian Amazon.
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