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| Greenpeace reveals forest crime at Madrid Museum Forty one Greenpeace activists sealed the entrance to Madrid's prestigious Queen Sofia Museum (Reina Sofia). The activists hung a banner in front of the museum reading 'Forest Crime in the Reina Sofia' and drew the outline of a tree's 'body' on the ground. The action followed the discovery that the museum's newly opened extension has been built using timber bought from companies involved in the illegal logging of the Amazon rainforest. The Spanish company 'Maderas Besteiro' purchased the timber from three Brazilian companies; Madeireira São Marcos; Serraria Sao Jose; and Serraria Santa Clara, which have been involved in illegal logging in Pará State and have been fined by IBAMA, the federal agency responsible for environmental issues and forest conservation in Brazil. The Queen Sofia Museum is designed by the architect Jean Nouvel, it has been extended over the last three years by the Spanish construction company Dragados/ACS. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Construction News :: home page |