forests

Greenpeace volunteers infiltrate Tilbury Docks and brand illegal rainforest timber

Last edited 21 July 2003 at 8:00am
21 July, 2003
Activists branding rainforest plywood illegally importer into Tilbury docks, London

Tilbury Docks is declared an ancient forest crime scene by Greenpeace volunteers

Article tagged as: forests, illegal logging, press releases

Rainbow Warrior released!

Last edited 4 July 2003 at 8:00am
SV Rainbow Warrior

SV Rainbow Warrior

The Spanish Government lowered the bond placed on the Rainbow Warrior and the ship is now free to continue its campaign to protect the world's last remaining ancient forests.

The SV Rainbow Warrior was impounded in Valencia harbour following a Greenpeace action on 13th June. The Government of Spain, through its Ministry of Public Works and Transport, has finally resolved to lower the bond it placed on our flagship - from euro 300,000 to euro 6,000.

Article tagged as: forests, hachette, rainbow warrior, ships

Chrissie Hynde urges the Spanish Government to free the Rainbow Warrior

Last edited 2 July 2003 at 8:00am
2 July, 2003

Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of rock group the Pretenders, joined crew onboard Greenpeace flagship the Rainbow Warrior in Valencia harbour this afternoon, to demand that the Spanish government free the ship.

The Rainbow Warrior was impounded following a Greenpeace action at the port on 13th June to block the import of illegal and destructively logged timber from Cameroon's rainforests. The Spanish Government have ordered Greenpeace to post a bond of Euro 300,000 in order for the ship to be released.

Article tagged as: famous friends, forests, press releases, rainbow warrior

Travis Perkins' trade in illegal Indonesian timber exposed

Last edited 14 June 2003 at 8:00am
14 June, 2003

Greenpeace volunteers this morning entered Travis Perkins timber merchants in Dalston, East London and tried to cordon off areas of the store containing illegal and destructively logged timber from Indonesia's last remaining rainforests.

The store is one of 24 Travis Perkins timber merchants in 15 regions around the country (including Hampstead, Paddington, Vauxhall, Battersea and Palmers Green in London) being visited by Greenpeace volunteers today.

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Travis Perkins' stores targeted by Greenpeace over trade in illegal Indonesian timber

Last edited 14 June 2003 at 8:00am
14 June, 2003
Barito Pacific plywood and doors from Indonesia can still be found in Travis Perkins' UK stores

Barito Pacific plywood and doors from Indonesia can still be found in Travis Perkins' UK stores

Greenpeace today welcomed an announcement by timber merchants Jewson that they will cease importing Indonesian rainforest plywood by the end of this year (1).

Article tagged as: direct actions, forests, illegal logging, indonesia, investigations, logging, press releases

Indonesia's ancient rainforests

Last edited 9 June 2003 at 8:00am
Indonesia's rainforests face an uncertain future as illegal logging continues

Indonesia's rainforests face an uncertain future as illegal logging continues

Article tagged as: forests, illegal logging, south east asia, timber trade

Government agrees to enquiry into use of illegal Indonesian rainforest timber on Home Office site

Last edited 6 June 2003 at 8:00am
6 June, 2003

18.30pm Thursday 5th June, 2003. The Government today backed down and agreed to launch an enquiry into the use of Indonesian rainforest timber on the Home Office HQ site , 2 Marsham St, Westminster. In response eleven Greenpeace climbers who have occupied four 40 metre high cranes on the site for the past 2 days agreed to end their occupation and abseiled down from the cranes. The climbers (9 men and 2 women) were escorted off the site.

Article tagged as: forests, home office, illegal logging, indonesia, press releases

Home Office HQ site remains occupied as timber protest enters second day

Last edited 5 June 2003 at 8:00am
5 June, 2003

Thursday 5th June, 2003. Greenpeace today rejected claims by Home Secretary, David Blunkett (1) that the Indonesian rainforest timber being used on the site of the new Home Office HQ has been sourced legally and is in line with Government policy. It accused him of condoning forest crimes.

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Greenpeace occupies new Home Office HQGovernment caught trashing Indonesia's last rainforests

Last edited 4 June 2003 at 8:00am
4 June, 2003

Wednesday 4th June, 2003 - London

At 6am this morning Greenpeace volunteers occupied the construction site of the new Home Office HQ at 2 Marsham Street, Westminster (1) and declared it an ancient forest crime scene. Eleven Greenpeace climbers scaled and occupied four huge cranes on the site and hung banners saying 'Rainforest Demolition Site'.

Article tagged as: forests, home office, illegal logging, press releases, timber trade

Partners in Crime: summary

Last edited 4 June 2003 at 8:00am
Publication date: 
21 March, 2007

A Greenpeace investigation of the links between the UK and Indonesia's timber barons

Publication date: June 2003

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Article tagged as: forests, government, illegal logging, reports, timber trade