Lucy Siegle: Is it OK to buy wooden furniture? | Consumer and ethical living | Life and Health
Unless stamped by the Forestry Stewardship Council, or from eco sites, wooden goods can have ugly roots, says Lucy Siegle
There just is no better eco symbol than the tree. But it's as a collective 'frontier forest' relatively undisturbed by human activity that trees are really powerful. Together they are carbon reservoirs, globally sequestering 830bn tonnes of carbon and vast incubators of biodiversity; tropical forests house 60-90 per cent of all flora and fauna species. They purify water, protect communities from flooding and stabilise hillsides. Take away forests and the ecosystem unravels into dust." Read Full article here...
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