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Monday, 01 September 2003
SoundWood Web Release

Fauna & Flora International is pleased to announce the launch of the new SoundWood website, www.soundwood.org, as well as the Sounds of the Forest initiative in Brazil www.sonsdafloresta.org.


The SoundWood website is a global tool for presenting background information and updates on the program’s current activities in education, species and habitat conservation as well as efforts to integrate FSC-certified woods from well managed sources into the music and timber industries.

Two of the key features of the website are the launch of the SoundWood Resource Market Place and the SoundWood Species database. We hope these resources will add value and connectivity for a growing group of concerned individuals and businesses working to develop positive solutions for networking as well as researching up to date information on the conservation status of threatened timber species in trade.

SoundWood, an FSC member, works with educators, scientists, the music and timber industries and local communities to develop practical solutions for tree and forest habitat conservation. The program seeks to improve the management of a range of heavily exploited timber species and increase the availability of independently certified wood used to manufacture musical instruments and other wood products.