Australians use wood for hundreds of different things. But where does this wood come from? Is your beautiful dining room table the stolen home of an Orang-utan? Is your wood decking responsible for climate change? .Australia imports products made from timber that is illegally harvested from the Paradise Forests of Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Solomon Islands. This rampant and unregulated illegal logging is linked to corruption, environmental destruction and loss of livelihood for forest communities.
We now have the ability to make informed decisions when buying wood and knowing where it comes from...in other words, you can choose Good Wood.
Good Wood comes from ethically and ecologically sustainable sources. Buying Good Wood tells companies there is no market for illegal and destructive timber and forces them to act responsibly.
Click here to listen to the interview with Reece Turner - Forests and Whaling Campaigner for Greenpeace Australia.
Take the time to check out the following websites too!
http://www.goodwoodguide.org.au/
AND
http://www.greenpeace.org.au/
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