The endangered tropical hardwood kwila faces extinction in the wild within 35 years but New Zealand does not even track how much is coming into the country, Greenpeace says. At a press conference in Beijing today, Greenpeace released a report entitled Merbau's Last Stand, which reveals the smuggling methods used to bring the endangered tree species merbau (known as kwila in New Zealand) into China. The report sounds alarm bells for the future of kwila and the paradise forests of the Asia Pacific.
Greenpeace New Zealand forests campaigner Grant Rosoman said today that despite Indonesia banning the export of logs, it was found that last year thousands of cubic metres of logs entered ports in China from Indonesia.
Greenpeace blasts NZ over endangered kwila imports - 17 Apr 2007 - NZ Herald: New Zealand and International Environment News
17-Apr-2007, 20:13
Kwila imports blasted by Greenpeace 
