Scotland's biggest local authority, Glasgow City Council, is planning to install a £30,000 mahogany door at its City Chambers. Because the council is insisting on using wood from the industry-backed Forests Forever scheme, and not that of the independent Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC), there can be no guarantee that the timber will come from a truly sustainable source. Worse still, because the Forests Forever is nothing more than a front for industry, with no credible powers of timber certification, the mahogany could well come from an illegal source which may have even resulted in violence and death to those whose land the timber was taken from.

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James Andrews (Chief Executive) at:  martine.stewart@ced.glasgow.gov.uk

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SAMPLE LETTER

Dear James Andrews

Don't let there be blood on Glasgow's doors

I understand that Glasgow City Council is considering using mahogany at its City Chambers. Because the council is insisting on using wood from the industry-backed Forests Forever scheme, and not that of the independent Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC), there can be no guarantee that the timber will come from a truly sustainable source. Worse still, because the Forests Forever is nothing more than a front for industry, with no credible powers of timber certification, the mahogany could well come from an illegal source which may have even resulted in violence and death to those whose land the timber was taken from.

I urge the council to dump the Forest Forever scheme and use only wood certified by the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC). Only by doing this can the council be sure the timber will have come from a sustainable and legal source.

Yours sincerely