Paris Métropical
Objet : Inauguration de la Bibliothèque Nationale
– Après l’estampillage par Robin des Bois en décembre 1994 de 21 bancs en bois d’Amazonie implantés sur les Champs-Elysées, la ville de Paris a réclamé devant la
14 ème chambre correctionnelle du Palais de Justice de Paris 296.547 francs de dommages et intérêts justifiés par un devis de l’entreprise Decaux, spécialiste européen de l’embrouille et du mobilier urbain.
– Dans le cadre de la campagne de Robin des Bois, les maires de Munich, Francfort, Heidelberg, Cologne, Edimbourg, Manchester, Birmingham, Amsterdam et Bâle ont écrit en été 1995 au maire de Paris pour lui demander de signer une charte sur les restrictions d’utilisation des bois “exotiques” dans les édifices publics. Aucune de ces petites villes européennes n’a reçu de réponse de l’Hôtel de Ville de Paris.
Paris: the international environmental community condemns the TGB
Around thirty environmentalists representing active organisations from Europe, Africa, Australia, Japan and the USA – who are united at an international meeting in Paris on forest exploitation organised by the FME (Forest Movement Europe) – expressed today (Sunday midday) their united opposition against the abusive use of tropical timbers in the new National Library (TGB – Très Grand Bibliothèque).
The protesters organised a sit-in on the esplanade of the TGB whilst unfurling a banner denouncing in their 14 languages, including 3 Cameroonian dialects, what they consider to be an abuse of tropical wood. An IPE label was stamped on to one of the steps of the esplanade.
(Français) Action d’information de Robin des Bois sur les Champs-Elysées et conférence de presse de Bruno Manser
CITES 1994 (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) – Robin des Bois gives you an update
Back from Fort Lauderdale (Florida), where the 9th Conference of the Parties to CITES* was held from the 7th to the 18th November 1994, Robin des Bois gives you a post-CITES update.
The good…
The African elephant stays in Appendix I.
As does the Minke whale.
The hippo is listed in Appendix II.
The leopard cat populations of India, Thailand and Bangladesh stay in Appendix I.
Three species of pangolin are listed in Appendix II.
Box turtles are included in Appendix II.
Two species which are commonly used (and misused) as pets – Emperor scorpions and tarantulas are listed in Appendix II.
17 species of Aloe are uplisted to Appendix II.
The US downlisting of the Urial sheep is withdrawn.
A new set of listing criteria is accepted with a very strong precautionary principle and with “guidelines” instead of “numerical thresholds”.
