China’s domestic forests have been severely decimated, and at the same time, China’s development threatens the world’s remaining ancient forests.

Greenpeace is campaigning for the Chinese government, industry and consumers to stop the importing and trade of timber and wood products that causes the destruction of forests. Through policy and law, corporate responsibility, and consumer...

Damage to ancient forests is not just about total deforestation. Forests can also be degraded to a point past which they are no longer viable habitats for the thousands of animals and plant species they support.

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China’s hunger for development has put its forests under incredible stress. Tragically, development has robbed the country of almost all of its great primeval forests, through which elephants once roamed as far as Beijing.

In 2008 we launched the Book Lovers for Forests Campaign in China, the world’s largest paper producer and paper products market, and second-largest paper consumer. The first book printed on recycled paper, Ami, had a first print run of 50,000...

Our Earth's extraordinary and irreplaceable forests need to be protected, urgently.

Protecting forests will not only preserve biodiversity and defend the rights of forest communities, but it’s also one of the quickest and cost effective ways of halting climate change. To effectively defend these precious ecosystems, the...