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Forests and climate up in smoke

Greenpeace launches Forest Defenders Camp in Indonesia

09 October 2007

Jakarta, 9 October 2007 - Greenpeace today opened the Forest Defenders Camp (FDC) in Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia, as part of its international effort to protect the world's remaining forests and the global climate prior to the Kyoto protocol climate negotiations taking place in Bali in December.

Seven years to end Amazon deforestation - Brazilian NGOs show how

03 October 2007

Nine non-governmental organisations, including Greenpeace, (1) today launched a proposal for a national agreement to end Amazon deforestation (2) at an event attended by the Brazilian Minister of Environment and State Governors. The proposal aims to achieve a broad commitment from sectors of the Brazilian government and civil society for measures to ensure urgent protection for the Amazon rainforest.

World Bank Group finances company involved in the illegal destruction of the Congo rainforest

29 August 2007

The World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) is financing a Singapore-based trading group - OLAM International Ltd - which has been involved in trading illegal timber in one of the world's last major rainforests in remote areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, says Greenpeace. OLAM is today expected to report much improved results for the first half year, with net profits rising up to 29 percent.

Merbau timber from Indonesia stored at the Yuzhou Wood Market on the banks of the River Pearl, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. Enlarge Image

Illegal Timber Supplies Axed by B&Q

12 June 2007

Companies supplying China with illegal timber were dealt a major blow today when the world's third largest home improvement retailer, B&Q, announced a scheme to root out illegal supplies and guarantee within three years all products will be from certified responsible forestry programmes.

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