Photograph Courtesy of the Bruno Manser Fund<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Bruno Manser Fund<\/em>\u00a0seeks fairness in the tropical forest and is committed to campaigning for the conservation of the threatened tropical rainforests and their biodiversity. They also strive for the respect of the rights of the rainforest dwellers.<\/p>\nOlympic authorities have defended their use of the tropical wood, stating that materials found on the construction site were PEFC certified. Environmental organizations disagree and suggest that the tropical timber in question has been mixed with acceptable wood sources. Activists also debate whether the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee\u2019s timber sourcing code is adequate due to the likelihood of contamination with tropical timber. \u201cThe Code is effectively allowing unsustainable tropical wood to be laundered. We should instead be using low risk domestic wood for the construction of the Olympics,\u201d said Toyo Kawakami from Rainforest Action Network<\/em>.<\/p>\nBilong Oyoi, a former headman from the Penan village of Long Sait who also helped to deliver petitions, spoke about concern over tropical plywood being used at construction sites for Olympic venues:<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to forward a message from the Penan to the respective Japanese authorities: In Sarawak, our forests have been logged, and there are very few trees left. Please help us to protect what is left of the rain forest.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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