Skip navigation.

Indonesian illegal logging

Activists circle the Vietnamese vessel, Ha Tihn 06 with a banner reading - stop forest crime - Greenpeace assisted the Indonesian Navy to expel the vessel, as part of a blockade in Central Kalimantan that has been ongoing for 10 days. Enlarge Image

Illegal log vessel expelled in Indonesia

Thanks to the Rainbow Warrior's persistence in monitoring the waters in Central Kalimantan, the Indonesian Navy has today expelled an illegal log vessel owned by the Vietnamese government.

Gorilla seated looking at the camera, holding something in his left paw. It appears as if he is "giving the finger" to the onlooker. Enlarge Image

Danzer Group illegal logging evidence

We knew they were dodgy, and now we have proof of just HOW dodgy ... today Greenpeace published an investigation into Swiss/German logging company The Danzer Group, which shows hard evidence of illegal logging, bribery and the defrauding of developing countries.

Three baby orangutans. Enlarge Image

EU still using illegally traded timber

Almost six months ago we revealed that the European Commission's new headquarters were being renovated with suspected illegal Indonesian wood. Embarrassed, it promised a full enquiry, but has yet to conclude any investigation, clean up its buying policy, or ... do anything much at all. Today the headquarters open. Did they really think we'd let them get away with this?

A teenager from Cameroon (foreground) and a girl from Canada (background) at the UN Summit for Life on Earth (Convention on Biological Diversity.) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Enlarge Image

Kids for Forests

A lot of important politicians are currently doing a lot of talking about preserving the diversity of life on Earth at a global UN meeting. Unfortunately talking is just about the only thing they have been doing to preserve life on Earth for the last 12 years. Future generations will have to live with the consequences of current inaction. That is why kids from regions threatened with destructive logging are in Malaysia to speak truth to the bureaucrats.

The Forest House - an interactive guide to the wood in your home Enlarge Image

The Forest House

Are you sleeping on illegal Okoumé trees from the Congo? Is your kitchen table made from wood which has started social conflict in a distant African country? Are you literally flushing an ancient forest down the toilet? Check out our interactive Forest House to see exactly where your household goods come from and the forest-friendly alternatives.

Go to your national site

World websites

GREENPEACE EMAIL

Sign up for international email updates
SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend

Related news stories

Related campaigns

Latest Update


More action Seven activists were arrested in Australia on Saturday after opposing the destruction of ancient forests in Tasmania, where Greenpeace and The Wilderness Society have been occupying a tree in the world's tallest tree-sit. The activists staged a protest against a crane loading woodchips bound for Japan. Australia won the Greenpeace "Champion Assassin of Life on Earth Award" at the Convention on Biological diversity in Malaysia for its wrecking behaviour in the talks.