Earth First! Action Update
Archive of the Earth First! Action Update – the newsletter of the UK EF! network 1991-2012
EFAU 5 - July 1993Back to list of articles in this issue

Paper Monkey-Wrenching

The Malaysian Timber Industry was recently successfully taken to the Advertising Standards Authority. Their claim that the Malaysian Forests are "One of the Best Conserved in the World" is clearly nonsense, and the advert has now been withdrawn. Apparently FineWood marketing, based in Brighton, have a 70,000ha concession in Sarawak, and are a significant importer of Malaysian timber to Britan.