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EU VOTES BY HUGE MAJORITY FOR BAN ON ILLEGAL TIMBER

MEP's vote 644-25 in favour of 'due diligence' legislation obliging users to check provenance of imported timber
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FIRST BATCH OF FSC-CERTIFIED AFRICAN BLACKWOOD PROCESSED AT TANZANIAN SAWMILL

FSC timber processed into woodwind instrument billets at Sandali Wood Industries, Tanga in June 2010
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EU TO BAN ILLEGAL TIMBER IMPORTS BY 2012

EU equivalent of Lacey Act will oblige companies to carry out "due diligence" on timber imports
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NICHOLAS DANIEL CONFIRMED AS SOUND & FAIR PATRON

Support of celebrated oboeist will enhance campaign's appeal to instrument players and manufacturers
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SOUND & FAIR FEATURED IN THE OBSERVER

Sound & Fair campaign featured in the Observer on Sunday 7 June 2010
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UK COALITION GOVERNMENT PLEDGES TO OUTLAW ILLEGAL TIMBER

Legislation to make the import or possession of illegal timber a criminal offence.
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SOUND & FAIR PARTNERS WITH JUST FORESTS TO REACH OUT TO IRISH AFRICAN BLACKWOOD USERS

Irish NGO partnership will raise awareness amongst flute players and manufacturers
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FSC AFRICAN BLACKWOOD FEATURED IN ORYX

The world's first FSC certified African blackwood harvest featured in FFI journal
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HANSON CLARINETS COMPLETES WORLD’S FIRST CHAIN OF CUSTODY FOR SUSTAINABLY HARVESTED AFRICAN BLACKWOOD

Hanson Clarinets to launch the world's first FSC-certified woodwind instrument
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SOUND & FAIR TO LOBBY WOODWIND INDUSTRY AT MUSIKMESSE

Sound & Fair campaign to presented to the major woodwind instrument manufacturers
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