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For further information, contact:
Jeff Haskins at Burness Communications, +1 301 652 1558 ex 209 or jhaskins@burnesscommunications.com
Press release
- Effort to Fight Illegal Logging Intensifies as China’s New Interest in Africa Adds Pressure to World’s Tropical Forests PDF (28 KB)
- Radio Stations for Remote Forest Communities Deep in the Congo Basin Broadcast a New Era for Tropical Timber PDF (35 KB)
Background materials
- Biography for Scott Poynton PDF (11KB)
- Tropical Forest Trust (TFT) has developed a Wood Control System consisting of seven elements to guarantee that your company only uses Good Wood: PDF (60KB)
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| Semi-nomadic Mbendjell campsite in North Congoo. | One of the favourite meals of North Congo Bantou and semi nomadic populations: Caterpillars harvested from Sapelli trees | Honey consumption by semi-nomadic Mbendjelle in CIB concessions in North Congo. |
Pygmy woman crushing red woods to make traditional medicine in North Congo forests. | Old Pygmy woman marking a sacred tree which will be preserved and taken out of the harvest plan in North Congo CIB concession. |
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| Harvested rainforest timber in the first FSC certified logging operation in tropical Africa, Congo, Republic of Congo | Detail of the circular ends of curtain rails made from timber from the rainforest, Republic of Congo | Logs harvested from the rainforest in the Republic of Congo | Worker at a sawmill marking up planks from timber harvested from the rainforest, Reupublic of Congo |
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| Baulks used in fancy veneer. | FSC certified boards in China. | Inspecting and grading boards on arrival. | Log peeling for core veneer. | Preparing logs for Plywood Mill, China. | Processing core veneer. |
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