We’re alarmed by the fact that Home Depot continues selling old growth
wood from Brazil, British Columbia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bolivia
other countries. Only 22% of the world’s old growth forests are still intact,
and there is less that 4% of US ancient forest left. 76 countries have
already lost all of their old growth forest 11 more are on the verge
of loosing it. Logging is the greatest factor in the loss of rainforests.
Daily hundreds of spaces of rare plants, animals, insects and small organisms
become extinct, being driven forever form the earth by such activities
as logging. The loss of rainforests is the biggest catastrophe in human
history. It still can be stop. There are already alternatives to old growth
wood and to reduce our wood consumption. We understand that Home Depot
finally said it will stop selling old growth wood the year 2002, we’ll
look forward to see it. In the meantime, we ask you to do everything you
can to immediately reduce selling rainforest wood by Home Depot. The logging
operations are often illegal, destroy ecosystem and threaten livelihood
of indigenous people. Numerous Indians (including Amazon Indians), Southeast
Asians & others have been killed by loggers seeking timber. Brazilian
Intelligence Agency reported that most of the logging in Brazil is illegal.
Mayor part of wood logging in British Columbia goes to US, and 90% everything
logging in B.C. comes from ancient forest. We want to remind you that such
companies like Kinkos and mayor European home improvement retailers responded
to the crisis in the world’s forest by reducing selling old growth wood.
We demand that Home Depot stops selling all old growth wood to save
the future for the next generation and their children.
P. Bob Sobanski
Polish American Environmental Alliance (PAEA)
PO BOX 21128
Long Beach, Ca 90-801
(562) 808 2168
Grzegorz Brandt
PAEA Orange County
Jacek Purat
PAEA Berkeley