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The Aveda Environmental Award

The Aveda Environmental Award for environmentally responsible publishing

2006 Winners: Natural Health, explore

2006 Silver and Bronze Recipients: Watershed Sentinel, Shape, Mother Earth News, Mother Jones, Your Big Backyard

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Woodwise: Economic action to end deforestation
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A forest area the size of 20 football fields is lost every minute to paper production.

Forests are under tremendous pressure from logging for wood and paper products and the manufacturing processes can be very harmful to human health and the environment.

Though there have been some technological advances, unfortunately the forest and paper products industries often employ production processes that destroy habitat, contaminate drinking water, and release greenhouse gases.

Consumers and companies alike have the power to reduce pressure placed on forests worldwide. Click on a link below for more information, and to find out how you can make a difference now.

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† Source: Envirofacts.com