Saving Indonesia's rainforests

Last edited 14 March 2014 at 1:30pm

Indonesia's rainforests are a biodiversity hotspot, rich in endemic species, and vital in regulating the Earth's climate. But these forests are being torn down for palm oil, pulp and paper plantations - making Indonesia the world's third largest greenhouse gas emitter and threatening endangered species such as orang-utans with extinction. Greenpeace is campaigning globally to protect Indonesia's rainforests.

Campaign updates

Exposing the real story of APP and deforestation in Indonesia

Forest trasher APP goes for another spin in the greenwash cycle

Forest campaigner Daniela Montalto assesses APP's latest attempts to convince everyone that it really does like trees. Honestly. It didn't take too long...
Posted by jamie - 2 December, 2010 - 18:45 -
Exposing the real story of APP and deforestation in Indonesia

Forest trasher APP goes for another spin in the greenwash cycle

Forest campaigner Daniela Montalto assesses APP's latest attempts to convince everyone that it really does like trees. Honestly. It didn't take too long...
Posted by jamie - 2 December, 2010 - 18:45 -

Historic Indonesian forest protection deal at risk from industry

Plantations, like this eucalyptus one in Sumatra, are gradually replacing Indonesia's rainforests (c) Beltra/Greenpeace Laura Kenyon from our Making Waves...
Posted by jamie - 23 November, 2010 - 11:36 -

Protection Money: bankrolling deforestation in Indonesia

How industry expansion plans would use climate funds to bankroll deforestation and undermine President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's commitment to low-carbon...
Posted by jamie - 23 November, 2010 - 10:56

Man chews orang-utan finger, wins short film award

Some great news to start the week - the spoof KitKat video we made to protest Nestlé's use of palm oil has won an award. Our German colleagues entered it into...
Posted by jamie - 22 November, 2010 - 17:24

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