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A Future For Forests

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Producer(s)	J. Edward Milner
Release Date	1993
Runtime	25 min
Youth Media	n

Film Description

Examines the aims of the Forest Stewardship Council, a new international voluntary body, to promote responsible forest management by monitoring the international trade in timber. In an effort to prevent the disastrous ecological consequences of deforestation and the increase in illegal logging operations, the Council has instituted a sophisticated plan—utilizing hand-held computers, laser scanners, and barcode identification for logs—whereby consumers can be assured of the ecological validity of their timber purchase. Filmed in numerous international locales, the program shows both good and bad examples of forest management and how a new consumer awareness can encourage more responsible forest management worldwide and discourage the illegal trade in tropical rainforest timber.