Greenpeace welcomes today’s decision by Indonesia’s Forest Minister, Mr. Zulkifli Hasan, to temporarily stop paper giant Asia Pacific Resources International Holding Limited (APRIL) from destroying the carbon-rich forest peatlands of Indonesia’s Kampar Peninsula, Sumatra.
Following a week of potentially crippling budgetary reviews and a visit from US President Barack Obama,Japan's whaling fleet crept out of port at 10am today (12noon AEDT).