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Brian Baring, a forests activist, grew up in Papua New Guinea. He travelled to Europe to tell his personal story of the effects of illegal timber imports.
Enlarge image1) Pressure the Australian government
Contact Tony Burke, Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Ask him to protect the last remaining ancient forests by introducing legislation to stop imports of illegally and destructively sourced timber into Australia. Find out more about illegal timber imports.
Tony Burke's contact details:
Email: Tony.Burke.MP@aph.gov.au
| Electorate office PO Box 324 Kingsgrove NSW 1480 Phone: (02) 9554 3808 Fax: (02) 9554 3504 |
Parliament House Office PO Box 6022 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Phone: (02) 6277 7520 Fax: (02) 6273 4120 |
Tips for emailing or phoning or writing to a politician
2) Only buy good wood by checking our online Good Wood Guide to Australian timber suppliers. Support the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a scheme that ensures timber is from responsibly managed forests and plantations.
3) Buy forest friendly paper and use less paper. Read our Recycled Paper Guide to find out how.
4) Donate to our urgent Paradise Forests appeal. Not everyone can be in the forest helping communities forge solutions but your gift to Greenpeace funds our work.
This video, narrated by Ewan McGregor and David Attenborough, shows why it's so important to buy only good wood products:
