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Solution: Legal protection

Plywood from the Paradise Forests is unloaded in Yokohama, Japan. Japan has vowed to tackle illegal logging but is still the world's largest importer of Indonesian plywood.

Plywood from the Paradise Forests is unloaded in Yokohama, Japan. Japan has vowed to tackle illegal logging but is still the world's largest importer of Indonesian plywood.

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Urgent protection for the Paradise Forests is needed now. Strong, responsible governments can save the forest from large-scale illegal logging.

Global governments and corporations must offer protection for the Paradise Forests before it is too late.

Greenpeace demands governments:
  • set up a global network of protected forest areas
  • ban illegal and destructive logging
  • ban imports of illegal timber and timber products
  • promote socially and ecologically responsible forest management
  • support efforts by countries that produce timber to combat corruption and strengthen law enforcement.
International programs such as the Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) process are a starting point. The challenge is to ensure they are effective against illegal logging.