Indonesian Greenpeace activist Romadon Canarisla from the MY Esperanza climbs the anchor chain of the tanker ‘Gran Couva’ and braves the crew’s water hoses. The tanker is carrying 27,000 metric tonnes of crude palm oil for the Wilmar company destination Rotterdam.
Activists stopped the ship, bound for China, from loading illegally logged timber from the Paradise Forest. They also painted "Stop illegal logging" on the side of the ship".
The tropical forests of Asia Pacific that span New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the nearby archipelagos is home to a beautiful variety of life. Explore the region through the award winning photographs of Takeshi Mizukoshi who has devoted his life to photographing the world's remaining ancient forests.