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(Earth) — Bowing to a global pressure campaign spearheaded by Ecological Internet (EI), the Rainforest Action Network [...]]]> In a major victory for Ecological Internet and the world’s ancient forests, RAN acknowledges concerns regarding FSC and commits to campaign to end all primary and old-growth logging

By Earth’s Newsdesk, a project of Ecological Internet
CONTACT: Dr. Glen Barry, glenbarry@ecologicalinternet.org

(Earth) — Bowing to a global pressure campaign spearheaded by Ecological Internet (EI), the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has publicly announced they are reviewing their support for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), over concerns regarding FSC’s greenwashing of ancient forest logging. In a statement to Ecological Internet, and on their web site, RAN announced they find “certification of logging in such forests extremely problematic” and have “raised the matter with the FSC”.

RAN has embraced EI’s goal of working to end ancient forest logging [search], written to FSC with their concerns and to request more data, and indicated that FSC’s continued certification of ancient forest logging is problematic and threatens their membership. Based upon this progress, Ecological Internet has temporarily suspended the protest campaign. If RAN fails in its commitment to work within FSC in coming months to end its certification of ancient forest logging, and refuses to resign from FSC at that time, EI’s campaign will resume immediately.

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(Earth) — Last week forest defenders from the New York Climate Action Network rallied at New York’s Bluestocking Bookstore to denounce the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) [...]]]> Rainforest Action Network, and Cambodia and DRC, feel the heat of intensifying campaign to end all ancient forest destruction

By Earth’s Newsdesk, a project of Ecological Internet
http://www.ecoearth.info/newsdesk/
CONTACT: Dr. Glen Barry, glenbarry@ecologicalinternet.org

(Earth) — Last week forest defenders from the New York Climate Action Network rallied at New York’s Bluestocking Bookstore to denounce the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) for their support of industrial logging of primary forests. RAN is the focus of a global campaign to end ancient forest logging, starting with getting the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), of which they are a founding and leading member, to stop falsely certifying first time industrial primary forest logging as being environmentally beneficial.

When questioned, Mike Brune, RAN’s Executive Director, stated again that RAN does not support industrial logging of old growth forests, but does support FSC. This transparent doublespeak was met by laughter from the audience. Due to Ecological Internet’s campaign, forest conservationists are increasingly aware FSC’s existence depends upon ancient forest logging. Further protest actions are expected, and the email protest continues.

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TAKE ACTION! Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is one of a shrinking group [...]]]> There is no chance of achieving global ancient forest protection, climate stabilization and ecological sustainability until RAN and other ancient forest logging apologists follow Friends of the Earth in withdrawing from the Forest Stewardship Council and uniting to work to end ancient forest logging

TAKE ACTION! Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is one of a shrinking group of international environmental NGOs that supports industrial logging of ancient primary and old-growth forests by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) [search]. Sadly, as RAN prepares to gather for their annual lavish, celebrity studded “Revel” fund-raiser, there is little to celebrate regarding their disjointed and harmful Old Growth Campaign — legitimate questions regarding their FSC support have been stonewalled, Ontario’s continued ancient forest destruction legitimized, and the forest protection movement needlessly divided. Last week Friends of the Earth (FoE) became the first major international NGO to confirm they no longer support FSC certification; which falsely suggests primary and old-growth forest logging is desirable, benefits the climate, and is even sustainable; and that plantations are forests. RAN must stop supporting outdated, destructive logging. The following alert lets Revel’s many sponsors know they are funding greenwashing of ancient forest devastation — and asks that RAN immediately review and cease their support for destruction of centuries old ancient trees and their ecosystems. Please note, there are two different protest emails to send. TAKE ACTION!

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Major victory for Ecological Internet’s campaign to end ancient forest logging as key response to climate and biodiversity crises

By Earth’s Newsdesk, a project of Ecological Internet Dr. Glen Barry, +1 (920) 664-1965, glenbarry@ecologicalinternet.org

(Earth) — Friends of the Earth (FoE) is the first major international NGO to confirm they no longer support Forest Stewardship [...]]]> PRESS/SOCIAL MEDIA RELEASE

Major victory for Ecological Internet’s campaign to end ancient forest logging as key response to climate and biodiversity crises

By Earth’s Newsdesk, a project of Ecological Internet
Dr. Glen Barry, +1 (920) 664-1965, glenbarry@ecologicalinternet.org

(Earth) — Friends of the Earth (FoE) is the first major international NGO to confirm they no longer support Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification [search], which falsely suggests primary and old-growth forest logging is desirable and even sustainable, and that plantations are forests. This is a major victory for those including Ecological Internet (EI) and FSC-Watch[1] who have courageously taken on large environmental interests using FSC to greenwash ancient forest destruction.

FoE pioneered timber certification during the 1980s and was one of FSC’s founders, but FoE International in Amsterdam has confirmed that it is now “reviewing” its membership of the organization. FoE UK announced on their website[2] they are “deeply concerned by the number of FSC certifications that are now sparking controversy and threatening the credibility of the scheme. We cannot support a scheme that fails to guarantee high environmental and social standards. As a result we can no longer recommend the FSC standard.”

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