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Cargill's controversial soya port closed in the Amazon

Feature story | March 29, 2007 at 1:19

In the heart of the Amazon rainforest a huge soya port owned by the giant US company Cargill has just been closed down by the Brazilian Environmental Agency (IBAMA). The orders to close the port came after a seven-year legal battle by the...

Purchasing guide

Page | January 11, 2007 at 3:42

Before you go shopping and buy wood products, use the guide below to check you are buying forest friendly wood.

Amazon

Page | January 9, 2007 at 3:25

The largest remaining tropical forest in the world, the Amazon rainforest is as large as Western Europe or the whole of the US. It actually covers 5 percent of the world's land and extends over some 6.5 million square kilometres.

Consumer power

Page | January 9, 2007 at 3:23

Is your wood illegal? Your bookshelves, your floor, photocopy paper and even the cheap plywood at your local construction site could have come from the Paradise Forests.

Boundary marking

Page | January 9, 2007 at 3:22

The land rights of indigenous communities in Papua New Guinea were never questioned until logging companies took an interest in the value of the forest. The constitution itself recognises that 97 percent of the land belongs to indigenous communities.

Corporations in the forest

Page | December 20, 2006 at 23:01

Illegal and destructive logging is rife throughout the Paradise Forests. One of the greatest challenges is the need to improve law enforcement, including the elimination of corruption and bribery among companies and government officials.

ARCH Protecting the Paradise Forests

Page | December 20, 2006 at 23:00

The magnificent Paradise Forests of Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Indonesia are among the few remaining ancient forest areas left on earth. So much is at stake here but the forest is under siege from illegal and destructive industrial...

ARCH Life in Paradise

Page | December 19, 2006 at 1:04

Few places can match the biodiversity of the Paradise Forests for volume, variety and biological importance.

Roadmap to Recovery: The World's Last Intact Forest Landscapes

Publication | December 12, 2006 at 4:07

We have created new maps of the world's forests, based on the most up-to-date, high resolution satellite imagery and a consistent set of criteria. World governments can use these maps to identify which forest areas are most in need of protection...

forest-friendly office

Page | December 1, 2006 at 3:19

To help protect the world's ancient forests you can set up an ancient forest-friendly paper program in your office.

ARCHIVED Reduce, reuse, recycle

Page | December 1, 2006 at 2:57

Help take the pressure off the world's ancient forests by shopping responsibly.

Buy forest-friendly - Forest Stewardship Council

Page | December 1, 2006 at 1:45

Greenpeace believes that individual and corporate consumers have the right and responsibility to buy wood and wood-based products which do not contribute to environmental and social degradation. Replacements already exist for virtually every form...

Europe

Page | December 1, 2006 at 1:43

The last ancient forests of Europe combine Europe's few remaining tracts of ancient forest in Scandinavia with the adjoining forest of European Russia, from the western flanks of the Ural Mountains. These forests represent Europe's last remaining...

ARCH Problems in Paradise

Page | December 1, 2006 at 1:30

Every year around the world, 7 million hectares of ancient forest are cleared or severely degraded. That's the equivalent of 30 football fields a minute.

South America

Page | November 29, 2006 at 22:13

The temperate jungle of South America, which covers regions of Southern Chile and Argentina, represents the largest tract of essentially undisturbed temperate forest in the world.

Asian Russia

Page | November 29, 2006 at 22:09

The Snow Forests of Asian Russia comprise areas of intact ancient forest ranging from the arctic zone in north-eastern Sakha, to the subtropical region along the Amur and Ussuri river basins to the south.

Africa

Page | November 29, 2006 at 21:52

The central African Forest of the Great Apes is second in size only to the Amazon rainforest and is the most species rich place in Africa. It is home to an astonishing number of animal and plant species.

North America

Page | November 29, 2006 at 0:37

The ancient forests of North America are extremely diverse. They include the boreal forest belt stretching between Newfoundland and Alaska, the coastal temperate rainforest of Alaska and Western Canada, and the myriad of residual pockets of...

Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG)

Page | November 28, 2006 at 23:16

The Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) process aims to combat the threats posed to forests by illegal logging, trade, poaching and corruption.

Ecoforestry

Page | November 28, 2006 at 23:12

Ecoforestry is an alternative to industrial logging. Using minimal impact harvesting methods, landowners fell a small number of carefully selected trees, and process and transport the timber without damaging the surrounding forest.

Ancient forests

Hub | November 29, 2006 at 0:05

What is illegal logging?

Page | November 28, 2006 at 1:04

Logging is illegal when the timber is harvested, processed, transported, brought or sold in violation of national laws.

The New Zealand connection

Page | November 28, 2006 at 1:03

While the New Zealand Government has set a positive example by banning logging in old growth forests on public land, unfortunately it still allows imports of illegally logged timber from our Asian and Pacific neighbours.

ARCH Around the world

Page | November 27, 2006 at 3:27

Eight thousand years ago, large tracts of ancient forest covered almost half the earth's land area. Today, only one fifth of the original forests remain as large areas of ancient forest, the rest having been destroyed, degraded or fragmented by...

People of Paradise

Page | October 30, 2006 at 0:11

Millions of people live under the canopies of the Paradise Forests. These communities enjoy a relationship with the forests that we cannot even imagine. The cultural diversity of these communities is astonishing.

Partners in Paradise

Page | October 29, 2006 at 23:14

Greenpeace is working with several non-government organisations (NGOs) and local groups on the eco-forestry intitiative in Lake Murray. These groups include:

Threats

Hub | August 8, 2006 at 0:13

Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG)

Page | April 28, 2006 at 14:32

The Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) process aims to combat the threats posed to forests by illegal logging, trade, poaching and corruption.

Photos and Videos

Page | April 13, 2006 at 13:30

Thank You!

Page | March 31, 2006 at 1:39

The Paradise Forests need your help.

Page | March 31, 2006 at 1:39

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Page | March 25, 2006 at 3:32

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Page | March 25, 2006 at 3:32

Global snapshot

Feature story | March 22, 2006 at 0:00

What we've lost, what we have left and what we will lose if we don't act now. That is the message that the latest global maps of the planet's last intact forests and most vulnerable ocean areas tell us.

Intact Forest Landscapes

Page | March 21, 2006 at 23:57

The problem

Page | March 10, 2006 at 18:03

Every year around the world, 7 million hectares of ancient forest are cleared or severely degraded. That's the equivalent of 30 football fields a minute.

Saving Paradise

Feature story | March 3, 2006 at 0:00

In the remote Paradise Forests of Papua New Guinea, illegal and destructive logging continues to threaten both the local communities and the fragile ecosystem. So we have launched a major initiative to help indigenous communities establish their...

Boundary Marking

Page | February 28, 2006 at 22:53

The land rights of indigenous communities in Papua New Guinea were never questioned until logging companies took an interest in the value of the forest. The constitution itself recognises that 97 percent of the land belongs to indigenous communities.

Corporations in the Forest

Page | February 28, 2006 at 22:52

Illegal and destructive logging is rife throughout the Paradise Forests. One of the greatest challenges is the need to improve law enforcement, including the elimination of corruption and bribery amongst companies and government officials.

People of Paradise

Page | February 28, 2006 at 22:50

Millions of people live under the canopies of the Paradise Forests. These communities enjoy a relationship with the forests that we cannot even imagine. The cultural diversity of these communities is astonishing.

Slideshows

Page | February 28, 2006 at 22:24

Eco-forestry

Page | February 28, 2006 at 22:20

Eco-forestry is an alternative to industrial logging. Using minimal impact harvesting methods, landowners fell small number of carefully selected trees, process and transport the timber without damaging the surrounding forest.

Consumers

Page | February 28, 2006 at 22:20

Is your wood illegal? Your bookshelves, your floor, photocopy paper and even the cheap plywood at your local construction site could have come from the Paradise Forests.

Press

Hub | March 31, 2005 at 20:19

Protest against New Zealand buyer of illegal timber

Image | February 3, 2004 at 0:00

Protest against New Zealand buyer of illegal timber. Two trees were arrested.

Illegal timber importer Lumberbank

Image | February 2, 2004 at 0:00

Greenpeace activists outside illegal timber importer Lumberbank

The Untouchables - Rimbunan Hijau's world of forest crime & political patronage

Publication | January 30, 2004 at 0:00

Rimbunan Hijau (RH) dominates the logging industry in Papua New Guinea and has interests in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Malaysia, Vanuatu, Indonesia, New Zealand and Russia, making it one of the world's largest forest destroyers. Many of these...

Illegal logging in Wawoi Guavi

Publication | January 21, 2004 at 0:00

In an unpublished report commissioned by Greenpeace, scientist Dr David Melick has studied the environmental impacts of logging by Rimbunan Hijau in its Wawoi Guavi timber concession in Western Province, Papua New Guinea

Caught Between Two Worlds

Publication | January 1, 2003 at 0:00

Describes the problems large-scale industrial enterprises like logging and plantations cause for families and communities in the Solomon Islands. The report reinforces the imporatance of village based development in the rebuilding of the nation.

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