Isabel Allende prefers FSC - October 29th, 2004

In the prologue to the Spanish edition of the latest novel by Isabel Allende "Forest of the Pygmies", the Chilean author asks publishers to use FSC certified paper and support Greenpeace's activities to protect ancient forests.

"I support the US campaign demanding that Chilean timber sold in that country is certified according to the social and environmental requirements of the ecological label FSC, with the aim of preventing industrial pine plantations from replacing the native forests of my country, which are still covered by virgin forests that contain great biodiversity and cultural richness", states Isabel Allende in the Forest of the Pygmies prologue.

"I have always been committed to forest protection. It was not in vain that I founded, together with Chilean personalities, the ecological group 'Defenders of the Chilean Forest', says the Chilean author in her most recent novel.

"In all my novels,especially in this Trilogy, the ethical component and the respect for nature and its inhabitants are repeated. I want to show my most sincere appreciation to the ecological organization Greenpeace for this initiativeâ?¦ that benefits us all"

This action will help Greenpeace's Book Campaign that aims to encourage the book publishing industry to stop sourcing paper linked to ancient forest destruction and to start developing "Ancient Forest Friendly" solutions. Greenpeace has defined ancient forest friendly solutions paper as recycled and/ or FSC certified.

Greenpeace's campaign has convinced important publishers from the Netherlands to commit to using ancient forest friendly book paper and important steps have been achieved in the United Kingdom, Canada and Italy.

Source: Greenpeace International

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