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When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

John Muir
Naturalist and Writer


Remember, Wood comes from Trees!
Remember, Wood comes from Trees!

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Publications 1989-2009 are now available for download.

Thursday 16 July 2009

Formal complaint lodged with the EU Commissioner for Consumer Affairs on the widespread availability of illegal timber in Ireland

  • Covering Letter [Download]
  • Formal Complaint to Commissioner for Consumer Affairs - Bridging The Gaps [Download]
  • Historic/background to Formal Complaint [Download]
Wednesday 15 July 2009

Irish consumers need protection from the negative effects of purchasing wood products made from illegal timber.

  • Covering Letter [Download]
  • Formal Complaint to National Consumer Agency and Dept of Foreign Affairs [Download]
  • Historic/background to Formal Complaint [Download]
Monday 13 July 2009

Formal complaint lodged with DG-Environment in relation to the on-going and widespread use of illegal Timber in construction works in Ireland.

Official report 13 May 2009 [Download]

First Rainforest Seminar & follow-on Forest/Timber Certification Conference in Ireland

  • May 1992 - First Rainforest Seminar in Ireland held in Tullamore, with supporters in O'Connoe Square. [Download]
  • November 1996- Navan [Download Unavailable]
  • April 1997- Tullamore [Download Unavailable]
Rainforest Week Activities in Tullamore 1995

Press Release [Download]

  • Sound of Wood Concert [Download]
  • Ecumenical Service [Download]
  • Exhibitions [Download Unavailable]
  • Hundreds of supporters take part in Rainforest Parade in Tullamore [Download]
Other

Why Ireland needs a responsible 'National Timber Procurement Policy' May 2009 [Download] includes Just Forests presentation to the Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Heritage and Local Government - 12 May, 2009, in Leinste House, Dublin.

Set of 4 posters in Gaeilge agus Bearla for the classroom-March 2009 'Sowing the Seeds of Change' [Download].

End of Year Report-2008 [Download]

Good Wood Policy Guide [Download] with speech by Brian Cowen, Minister for Foreign Affairs. Updated version will be available in September 2010 to mark our 21st Anniversary (1989-2010)

Why Local Authorities need a Timber Policy [Download]

Timber Policy submitted to Offaly Co Council in January 2009 [Download]

Tenth (10th) Anniversary Publication-1999/20. Foreword by Ms. Liz O'Donnell, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for Overseas Development Aid (ODA) and Human Rights.[Download]

KNOW-WOOD Education Board for schools takes National Award in the RDS [Download]

Boycott of Shell at Birr Castle in colour [Download]

Presentation to Dail Committee on Foreign Affairs-Parlimentary Debates-November 1994 [Download]