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Forest witnesses tell us of abuse, water contamination and forest
destruction. Maps show that the Paradise Forests may soon be gone.
In Indonesia, an area of forest at least the size of Wales (around two million hectares) disappears every year. In 2001, the World Bank warned that some of the richest areas of the Paradise Forests could disappear by 2015. When the bulldozers and chainsaws move in, the damage is staggering. In Papua New Guinea, studies show that industrial loggers destroy 17 trees for every one that is felled and removed.
Greenpeace satellite maps released in 2006 show the world’s forests in critical condition. The maps provide evidence that less than 10 per cent of the Earth’s land area remains as large intact forest.
In Indonesia, an area of forest at least the size of Wales (around two million hectares) disappears every year. In 2001, the World Bank warned that some of the richest areas of the Paradise Forests could disappear by 2015. When the bulldozers and chainsaws move in, the damage is staggering. In Papua New Guinea, studies show that industrial loggers destroy 17 trees for every one that is felled and removed.
Read testimonials from the forest.
Read a portrait of an illegal logger.
Maps: Our disappearing forests
Greenpeace satellite maps released in 2006 show the world’s forests in critical condition. The maps provide evidence that less than 10 per cent of the Earth’s land area remains as large intact forest.
