Climate Defenders Camp

Take Action - Call on world leaders to agree on a firm pact in Copenhagen that includes a fund to save our forests.

Deforestation is responsible for around one fifth of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions - making it one of the biggest causes of climate change. To avert climate catastrophe in our lifetime - world leaders must agree on deeper cuts in CO2 emissions from both fossil fuels and forest destruction at the UN climate summit this December in Copenhagen.

We're focusing global attention on Indonesia as a stark example of unabated forest destruction. The speed and scale of deforestation here clearly demonstrates why it’s so important that politicians take action to protect forests in December. According to the latest figures, Indonesia has one of the fastest rates of forest destruction - making it the third largest climate polluter (after China and the US).

By defending forests we're not only protecting forest communities, endangered species like orangutans and tigers and some of the richest ecosystems in the world -- we're defending the global climate that's essential for all life on earth, including ours.