Category Archives: MUSIC MATTERS
MUSIC AND SUSTAINABILITY TO TOUR UK MUSIC COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
In March 2012, James Laizer, a Maasai conservationist from Tanzania, will make presentations and host Sound & Fair workshops
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MARTIN GUITARS: NO MORE ‘BUSINESS AS USUAL’
All woods supplied to Martin Guitars must both legal, sustainable and independently-certified
MARTIN GUITAR MAKES RESPONSIBLE COMMITMENT WITH FSC-CERTIFIED AFRICAN BLACKWOOD
US guitar maker becomes the latest musical instrument manufacturer to join chain of custody for FSC-certified African blackwood
US LAWMAKERS: THE LACEY ACT TARGETS INSTRUMENT MAKERS NOT MUSICIANS
"Let's be very clear here: no one is coming to take your Les Paul guitar"
LACEY ACT WINS WORLD FUTURE COUNCIL AWARD
International recognition of the Lacey Act as one of the world’s most inspiring and innovative forest policies
MARTIN DOYLE LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST FLUTE MADE FROM FSC AFRICAN BLACKWOOD
Martin Doyle fully committed to using FSC-certified African blackwood in all future flute production
COMIC RELIEF TO CONTINUE FUNDING SOUND & FAIR
Continuation funding enables Sound & Fair to build on considerable recent progress that has seen major musical instrument manufacturers, including Martin Guitars, place orders for FSC-certified African blackwood
SOUND & FAIR WORKSHOPS AT MUSIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
Over 600 woodwind students briefed on the need for sustainable practises by instrument manufacturers and the benefits for forest communities in Tanzania.
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SOUND & FAIR PRESENTED WITH FSC OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Award given for establishing a Chain of Custody for African blackwood and the world's first FSC woodwind instrument
MUSICIANS: TAKE A STAND AGAINST ILLEGAL LOGGING