The ancient kauri wood that goes into cremation jewelry is fallen wood, and no live or standing trees are affected by the kauri wood’s removal. While large machinery must be used to pull the ancient kauri from the swamp, harvesters take great pains to leave the environment in the same condition they found it. People who strive to practice “green” living in every aspect of their lives can rest assured, knowing the ancient kauri in their cremation jewelry was harvested by environmentally sound methods.