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Sustainable plywood and how to find it
Posted by saunvedan on 8 August 2008.
The UK is flooded with illegal and
unsustainable plywood made from tropical hardwood from the world's last
remaining ancient forests, commonly used on construction sites. With this in
mind, we have released a new report Setting A New Standard, which provides
practical advice to companies on how to get it right on timber, by specifying
wood that is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
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Using sustainable plywood and timber for construction
Demand for tropical hardwood plywood in the UK and internationally is one of the main causes of illegal and destructive logging in the rainforests of countries such as Brazil and Indonesia. This deforestation is causing the loss of biodiversity, displacing local communities and contributing to climate change.

