All but one of these companies are still using div

All but one of these companies are still using divers to retrieve underwater timber in brazil. We have the tigerlynk to do the job safely and efficiently. We are doing an assessment on a concession to be announced there right now. .....Industrial timber operations stretching the length of the Amazon are revamping operations at considerable cost to meet stricter environmental standards. That's because, increasingly, European consumers want only wood certified as forest friendly. And, say loggers, they're willing to pay millions of extra dollars annually for it.

Within the next five years, the number of eco-certified loggers in the Amazon could rise to 50, from the current four, and account for up to 40% of timber cut, predicts Brazil's forest certification body, the Instituto de Manejo e Certificacao Florestal e Agricula. Fifteen companies aim to be certified in 2002 alone, says Tasso Azevedo, a forest engineer at the agency.

If all 15 pending requests are approved, as much as 10% of the 27.8 million cubic meters of Amazon timber cut each year soon could meet the eco-test. Currently, only 1% of Brazilian hardwoods are certified. At least half of the 15 are expected to make the 2002 cut. "The growing demand for certified wood in Europe will cause the number of lumber operations in the Amazon seeking and receiving certification to mushroom over the next five years," predicts Azevedo......http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Cutting+edge%3a+Brazil's+Amazon+loggers--aiming+for+green+markets--tilt...-a085236761......And north cal wood is certified......All North Cal woods are certified either "Recycled" or "100%" according to standards of the Forest
Stewardship Council™ (FSC®). FSC is the world’s leading forest conservation organization.

North Cal reclaims the majority of the woods we sell
and only acquires woods from reliable sources we
know and trust. Our FSC certification (FSC-C066506) and chain-of-custody (GFA-COC-001991) assure
clients that all our wood products are ecologically
sound.


North Cal was among the first companies to receive the FSC "Recycled" certification. Our FSC certification also benefits our clients interested in obtaining Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.....http://www.northcal.com/fsc_certification.html


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