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Posted by jamie — 7 November 2008 at 4:47pm
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Backs against the wall: holding out the banner in the Kampar peninsula © Greenpeace/Novis
I’ve scrubbed and showered but there are still traces of mud sticking to me. It’s my own fault - I guess I shouldn’t have gone tramping around the peatlands here in Riau. But the picture above, that’s us: some of the Esperanza’s crew and several Indonesian volunteers pulling our banner tight against the forest wall, the straight line that separates the thriving ecosystem from the barren areas which have been cleared of trees. In case you’re wondering, I’m at the top of the P in ‘STOP’.
Posted by jamie — 5 November 2008 at 4:09pm
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It's been a little while since I've updated here about the Esperanza's Forests for Climate tour of Indonesia, but continue it most certainly does. For our exploits crossing from one end of the country to the other and our stop in Jakarta, catch up on the Forests for Climate blog.
But we've arrived in Sungai Pakning, a small port on the coast of Riau in Sumatra, and the Esperanza is anchored in a wide, silty channel running between the mainland and two islands, Pulau Bengkalis and Pulau Padang. The soupy water flowing gently past the ship will be down to the Siak river, the mouth of which is just a few miles south.
Posted by jamie — 17 October 2008 at 4:14pm
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A dance troupe from Manokwari take a tour of the Esperanza's bridge © Greenpeace/Rante
After nine days at sea, the Esperanza pulled into Manokwari harbour this morning - that's Manokwari in the Indonesian province of West Papua, not any other Manokwari you might be thinking of. Crowds of people were already on the dock and despite the overcast skies, we received one of the colourful and exotic welcomes I'm becoming accustomed to on this trip, with traditional dancing and singing to greet us when we disembarked.
Posted by jamie — 9 October 2008 at 2:37pm
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Jayapura
(image by sandranahdar, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0)
As I write this, I'm sat in a hotel lobby
looking out on to a market place where women are sat on the hard tarmac,
blankets with tomatoes, lemongrass, onions and chillies spread out before them.
Towering behind them is the incongruous bulk of the local KFC and, although
there was torrential rain an hour ago, the streets are bone dry. That's because
it's very very hot which is not surprising when you're a few degrees south of
the equator.
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Posted by jamie — 5 September 2008 at 3:56pm
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Oil palm saplings waiting to be planted © Behring/Greenpeace
Last week, campaigners from Greenpeace
South-East Asia met with palm oil producers and traders to discuss the
challenges faced by the industry if it's going to get a grip on the problem of
deforestation. The seminar was designed to get these companies thinking about
the impact their trade is having on forests in the region, and working groups
brought together industry reps and campaigners to discuss the issues involved,
particularly our demand for a moratorium on clearing forest areas for palm oil
plantations.
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One of the largest single stores of carbon on the planet is a step closer to lasting protection, according to the environmental group Greenpeace. The Indonesian province of Riau has pledged to halt the destruction of its carbon rich peatlands and forests in a move which could prevent billions of tonnes of carbon from entering the atmosphere.
Posted by bex — 10 July 2008 at 2:30pm
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Primary rainforest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. © Davison/Greenpeace
Regular visitors to our
website might have noticed that a few days ago, we launched a cyber action
against the Italian company Ferrero, a major user of palm oil and maker
of Nutella and Ferrero Rocher.
Well, we’re delighted to
report that, before we even had the chance to email our supporters about
it, we’ve had another success in the protection of Indonesia’s rainforests and
peatlands - and of the threatened species that live there and, of course, the climate.