forests
Last edited 21 August 2007 at 4:01pm
An agency of the Brazilian Federal Government, which only days ago was celebrating reductions in Amazon deforestation, is allowing logging companies to destroy large areas of the rainforest by assigning them 'land settlements' for poor communities, according to an eight-month Greenpeace investigation(1).
Posted by jamie — 21 August 2007 at 10:18am
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It was almost too good to be true. When the Brazilian government announced last week that deforestation rates in the Amazon had dropped for the third year running, it was certainly a cause for celebration. But it now transpires that one of the government's own agencies is colluding with logging companies so they can gain access to areas of high-value timber that would otherwise be off limits.
Last edited 20 August 2007 at 12:00am
A new Greenpeace report released today reveals that Hachette USA is one of a number of North American and European corporations fueling the destruction of Canada’s Boreal Forest.
Last edited 7 August 2007 at 5:16pm
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Last edited 6 August 2007 at 4:11pm
Greenpeace is committed to protecting the world's ancient forests and the life that they support by restricting destructive logging and industrial-scale farming. You can watch some of our latest campaign videos from around the world here. Scroll through the list by clicking the left and right arrows on either side of the 'playlist button'.
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Last edited 2 August 2007 at 5:11pm
Burning forests to clear land for agriculture releases huge amounts of greenhouse gases
As our understanding of the role forests play in stabilising global climate increases, it is becoming clear that their destruction is only exacerbating climate change. If we're serious about tackling this, then preserving our remaining ancient forests has to be a priority.
Last edited 2 August 2007 at 4:08pm
Protected areas can help endangered species such as gorillas
Eighty per cent of the world's forests have already been lost and of what remains, only eight per cent is currently protected. So to maintain biodiversity and limit climate change, there needs to be a real commitment to ring-fence large areas of forest for protection.
Last edited 2 August 2007 at 11:08am
Stretching right across South East Asia, from Sumatra and Borneo to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, the Paradise Forests form a wonderfully diverse region.
Last edited 25 July 2007 at 3:44pm
The FSC logo is the best guarantee that wood and paper products come from well-managed sources
With so much timber on the market that is destructively or illegally logged, it's important to have a certification system that can assess the logging industry's impact in forestry areas on both the environment and the communities who live there.
Last edited 25 July 2007 at 3:27pm
Great grey owls hunt in the northern forests of Finland and European Russia
There are few remaining areas of ancient forest in Europe, but most of what is left lies in the far north, in Finland, Sweden and Russia. These forests are home to tens of thousands of indigenous peoples, including the Komi, the Nenets, and the reindeer-herding Sámi. They have also ensured the survival of species such as brown bears, flying squirrels and the highly endangered eagle owl.
