Anger at Harvey Norman Stocking illegally Logged Rainforest Wood Products

Submitted by Cam on 31 March 2008 - 11:40am
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  • Environment
  • Indigenous Struggles
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Last Saturday members of the Indonesia Human Rights Committee held a demonstration outside Harvey Norman Manukau to call for the store to stop stocking outdoor furniture made from kwila wood, illegally plundered from the rainforests of West Papua. Kwila is logged from one of the last undisturbed wilderness areas in World. Recently several new species of mammals have been discovered in the pristine wilderness of the Foja mountains. However, logging barons, working hand in hand, with the Indonesian Military continue to defy Indonesian environmental laws, plundering the rainforests, destroying unique eco-systems and displacing indigenous Papuans from their land.

The finished products of this destruction end up for sale as decking material and outdoor furniture in New Zealand. The Indonesia Human Rights Committee calls for a complete boycott of all products made from kwila wood.

Links: IHRC Letter to Harvey Norman Manager | Social and Environmental effects of Illegal Logging | Report on Illegal Logging and Corruption | Greenpeace Good Wood Guide

Comments

Re: Anger at Harvey Norman Stocking illegally Logged Rainforest

Submitted by Anonymous on 1 April 2008 - 5:47am.

Doesn't surprise me. I am increasingly fed up with the way Harvey Norman operate. This is the third 'black mark' against them as far as I am concerned. No more of my custom for them!