On this
sites I document the
building project of a
modern wooden drop keel boat. For
the building I exclusively
use european wood: oak and larch.
My aim is to show that a modern wooden
sailing boat can be built
without using wood from the rain
forests.
In
april 2007 I addressed a
petition
to the German Bundestag asking to
stop the import of wood
from the rain forests. The petition was
proved by the petition
committee and allowed to be discussed in
the parliament. In addition,
it was possible to sign it via internet.
Later on more than 1000 people
signed for the petition. At the
beginning of 2008 the petition was
discussed in the German Parliament. The
minutes
of
meeting was sent to me. To say it
in a few words: The
members of the German Parliament agree
in general with the aim of the
petition. Its content is sent to the
European Parliament. Due to other
european laws enacted by the EU the
German Parliament is not free to
pass other laws concerning the import
of wood.
Petition
addressed
to the European Parliament
Meanwhile (november 2008) I recieved a
letter from the Euopean
Parliament: It said that the petition
will be discussed in several
committees. As soon as I get new
information I will post it here!
