Lessons; environment 

Wood and protecting the rain forest FSC

Cutting trees and destroying our environment

World wide the rain forest disappear very quickly. They are cut down only for commercial reason. In this speed in 2025 there is no rain forest any more on earth. Millions of hectares of wood are cut every year.

Animal life and plants disappear and whole eco systems are destroyed. Erosion and climate changes cause enormous catastrophes. Many species of animals, plants and insects not even are discovered. And we do not no the medical possibilities of plants.
This destroying of  our rain forest must be stopped. 
Do not buy any tropical wood unless it has the FSC certificate.

The International environmental mark for good wood is FSC. Forest Stewardship Council. Founded in 1993.
Wood with this mark comes from a wood what has a good environmental management. 
Environmental organizations, people who live in the forest wood companies have made good appointments about good environmentally friendly management for the forest.

see our link page environment.

In the Netherlands FSC is supported by the world life found, The association of environmental defense and NOVIB.

FSC wood you can recognize on the FSC logo. Buy only wood with this logo.

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Last update of this page 24.05.2004