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Saving What Remains The Coastal Rainforest Coalition The Coastal Rainforest Coalition, which includes the Natural Resources Defense Council, Rainforest Action Network and Greenpeace, encourages companies not to use products derived from old growth forest. A number of companies have agreed to halt their purchase of such products including: Advanced Micro Devices Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb Co.; Dell Computer Corp.; Estee Lauder Cos.; Hallmark Cards Inc.; IBM Corp.; Johnson & Johnson; Liz Claiborne Inc.; Kinko's Inc.; Leis Strauss & Co; Lockheed Martin Corp.; The McGraw-Hill Cos.; Mitsubishi Electric of America and Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America; Mother Jones magazine; Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co.; National Geographic; Nike Inc.; Pacific Gas & Electric Co.; Patagonia; Quantum Corp.; Seventh Generation; Starbucks Coffee Co.; 3M Corp.; United Stationers Supply Co.; and Utne Reader

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Solutions Introduction Sustainable Forest Products Large-scale Forest Products Medicinal Drugs Logging Logging (con't) Oil Conservation Priorities Reserve Size & Valuation Organization Intergovernmental Institutions Communication, Education Indigenous people - - - - References (1) References (3) References (5)

Sustainable Dev - Agriculture Eco-tourism Foods & Genetic Diversity Medicinal Drugs & Pesticides Logging (con't) Cattle Increasing Productivity Types of Reserves Funding Developing nations NGOs International Organizations Conclusion - - - - References (2) References (4) References (6)

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