The FSC is greenwashing monoculture tree plantations
Evidence provided by the Brazilian Pulp and Paper Industry itself
For over a decade,
the World Rainforest Movement has been denouncing that -by certifying
large scale tree plantations- the FSC is greenwashing the destructive
activities of plantation companies in Southern countries (for further
information see http://www.wrm.org.uy/actors/FSC/index.html).
More importantly, WRM has stressed that by doing so, the FSC is
undermining local peoples’ struggles against monoculture tree
plantations.
Evidence supporting
the above is provided in the following video by the executive president
of the Brazilian Pulp and Paper Industry (BRACELPA), who argues
that Brazilian “planted forests” cannot be called Green
Deserts (as local communities suffering their impacts define them),
because “all our forests [plantations] are certified by the
FSC …”.
