Day 073 - 13 Jan 95 - Page 33


     
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     2   Q.   Under best management practices?
     3        A.  Under best management practice, under the latest
     4        Swedish forestry law.
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     6   Q.   I think we have largely dealt with Finland.  Maybe just one
     7        more reference on Finland.  The reference number is:
     8        "Finland and Forest - a Success Story".  Could I just hand
     9        a copy of that to the Judge which means I have not a copy
    10        myself.  You have not a copy yourself?
    11        A.  I have not got a copy myself.
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    13   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  You have the copy.  What I suggest is you
    14        hold on to the copy there for the moment.
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    16   MR. RAMPTON:  Does your Lordship not have one?
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    18   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  No.
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    20   MR. RAMPTON:  I will hand mine.  (Handed)
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    22   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Thank you.
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    24   MR. MORRIS:  Can you say what this document is?
    25        A.  The document itself was a compilation by various
    26        environmental groups in Finland that was presented at the
    27        time of the Helsinki Conference Protection of Forests, June
    28        1993, which gave an alternative view on the situation of
    29        Finnish forests to that of the government and the forest
    30        industry in Finland.  There are two areas I would like to
    31        refer to; one is about species loss and the other is about
    32        adherence or otherwise to environmental guidelines in the
    33        forest industry.
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    35   Q.   On the species loss, that evidence was put to Mr. Mallinson
    36        about that.  I do not think you need to read it all out,
    37        but if you can just refer to that section so that -----
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    39   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I do have this.  I will hand it back.  Thank
    40        you.
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    42   MR. MORRIS:  If you just want to may be deal with the species
    43        loss by referring to the relevant passage and then just
    44        making comment?
    45        A.  Yes, basic -----
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    47   Q.   What page and paragraph?
    48        A.  We are on page, actually we are on page 8.  There is
    49        not a page 8 as it is, but it is opposite page 9, the last
    50        paragraph:  "The result:  Endangered wildlife".  Basically, 
    51        what happens is this paragraph refers to the Committee from 
    52        the Ministry of the Environment looking into species loss 
    53        and, according to the report of the Ministry of the
    54        Environment's Committee:  "692 species are threatened
    55        solely because of forest management, i.e. forest management
    56        is responsible for 40.9 per cent of causes leading to
    57        endangerment".  I think that really sums it up.
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    59   Q.   What is the other?
    60        A.  The other one is an article, you might call it,

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