ENDS Report 368, September 2005, pp. 22-23
1 September 2005
Wood products certified under the timber industry's Pan-European Forestry Certification scheme does qualify as "sustainable" and thus can continue to be bought by the Government, the Environment Department (DEFRA) has ruled. Environmental groups have slammed the decision, claiming that the scheme permits destructive logging practices.
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