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Is Ikea cutting down 600-year-old trees to use for flat pack furniture?

2014-02-25 08:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mail: Flat-pack giant Ikea has had a forestry stewardship certificate suspended after it was revealed the furniture chain has been felling 600-year-old trees from protected woodlands. The Forest Stewardship Council, which promotes the responsible management of the world's woodlands, says the wood Ikea cuts from forests in Karelia, Russia, isn't being harvested sustainably. Swedwood, the Swedish firm's forestry subsidiary, has been refused certification by the international not for-profit organisation...

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