Rainforest Action Network, and Cambodia and DRC, feel the heat of intensifying campaign to end all ancient forest destructionBy Earth's Newsdesk, a project of Ecological Internethttp://www.ecoearth.info/newsdesk/CONTACT: Dr. Glen Barry, glenbarry@ecologicalinternet.org(Earth) -- Last week forest def

Rainforest Action Network, and Cambodia and DRC, feel the heat of intensifying campaign to end all ancient forest destruction

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CONTACT: Dr. Glen Barry, glenbarry@ecologicalinternet.org

(Earth) -- Last week forest defenders rallied at New York's Bluestocking Bookstore to denounce the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) for their support of industrial logging of primary forests. RAN is the focus of a global campaign to end ancient forest logging, starting with getting the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), of which they are a founding and leading member, to stop falsely certifying first time industrial primary forest logging as being environmentally beneficial.

When questioned, Mike Brune, RAN's Executive Director, stated again that RAN does not support industrial logging of old growth forests, but does support FSC. This transparent doublespeak was met by laughter from the audience. Due to Ecological Internet's campaign, forest conservationists are increasingly aware FSC's existence depends upon ancient forest logging. Further protest actions are expected, and the email protest continues.