Press release - 6 March, 2006
Greenpeace today called on participant countries to the East Asia Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) to put words into action and take steps to seriously address the problem of illegal logging in the region.
The Paradise Forests stretch from South East Asia, across the islands of Indonesia and on towards Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in the Pacific.
Other contacts: Greenpeace Forest Campaigner, Asia Pacific, Stephen Campbell: (m) +61 419 227 695Greenpeace Japan media officer, Japan, Yuka Ozaki: (m) +81 901 703 9294 Greenpeace South East Asia media officer, Lea Guerrero: (m) +63 916 374 4946 or (w) +63 243 470 34 (ext 104)Greenpeace media officer, Asia Pacific, Tiy Chung, (m) +61 409 604 010 or (w) +612 9263 0380
VVPR info: For further information, read the new Greenpeace report 'Chains of Destruction' on: http://www.greenpeace.org/fleg-asia-report
Notes: (1) World Resources Institute. 1997 'The Last Frontier Forests'
Exp. contact date: 2007-03-06 00:00:00