Activists Support Legislation to Ban Illegally Logged Timber
The Columbian › October 10, 2007
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A group of environmental activists visited Vancouver recently to make the case that local residents have a direct interest in preserving rain forests in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Peru.
"We are the lungs of the Earth," said Anne Kajir, an environmental attorney in Papua New Guinea. "And we play an important role."See the full content of this document
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Activists Support Legislation to Ban Illegally Logged Timber
The activists are supporting U.S. legislation that would ban the import of illegally harvested wood.
The raw material in question is often logged in areas that are supposed to be off-li...See the full content of this document
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